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September 25: Deadline to Pay Regulatory Fees September 13, 2018

And another reminder: the deadline for paying regulatory fees is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Timeliness is critical; late filing of regulatory fees—even by one minute—automatically...

FCC Proposes Reimbursement Program for LPTV/TX Stations and FM Stations Displaced by the Full Power/Class A TV Repack July 27, 2018

The FCC recently released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (“Notice”), which represents the first step in implementing the congressional mandate that certain (i) LPTV and TV translator stations...

FCC Eliminates Ancillary/Supplementary Services Reporting Requirement for Most Stations May 7, 2018

Thousands of digital television broadcast licensees and permittees will be spared the time and resources (and headaches!) associated with filing the Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report (formerly known as “Form...

FCC Issues $20,000 Fine and Imposes Additional Reporting Obligations For EEO Violations December 18, 2017

The FCC’s random Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) audits are not just busy work! They can sometimes lead to fines for broadcasters, and that’s exactly what happened recently as the Commission...

FCC Will Host Biennial Ownership Reporting Webcast on November 28; Stations that File Their Own Reports Are Strongly Encouraged to Watch November 28, 2017

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017). Because the...

FCC Provides Insight Into Post-Auction LPTV/TX Procedures May 16, 2017

On Friday, May 12, the FCC released a Public Notice (the “LPTV PN”) providing important information relating to low power television and TV translator (collectively, “LPTV Stations”) operations and procedures...

FCC Releases Filing Requirements for Post-Auction TV Transition Progress Reports and Proposes Mandating Progress Reports from Non-Reimbursed Stations January 12, 2017

In connection with the ongoing broadcast Incentive Auction, the FCC, earlier this week, released a Public Notice providing additional information about post-auction progress report requirements for stations eligible for reimbursement...

TV Stations: Remember to Obtain Closed Captioning Certifications from Programming Providers September 13, 2016

With the new broadcast season upon us, it is a good time for television stations to take stock of the closed captioning certifications they have received from programming providers. Stations...