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New Comment Period Announced for FM Booster Geo-targeting Proposal May 6, 2022

The FCC recently reopened for comments a 2020 proposal to allow radio broadcasters to use FM booster stations to air “geo-targeted” content—independent of their primary stations—in certain limited circumstances. Although the broadcast...

FCC Issues Two Notices of Violation Regarding FM Translators’ Apparent Violations of FCC Technical Rules August 18, 2021

An FM translator licensee (the “Licensee”) was the recent recipient of two Notices of Violation (the “NOVs”) (1, 2) relating to two of its California translators. According to the NOVs,...

Comments Mixed on Commission Proposal to Permit FM Booster Stations to Air Specified Amounts of Geo-Targeted Content February 26, 2021

Broadcasters thus far appear divided on the merits to and potential risks arising from a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) in which the Commission has proposed allowing radio broadcasters...

June 1, 2020: Deadline for Ohio Radio Stations to File License Renewal Applications; Important Steps to Take Prior to Filing May 14, 2020

With the COVID-19 situation currently dominating so much of our collective time and attention, other items may have been placed on the backburner. Accordingly, and to help ensure that Ohio...

September 25: Multiple FM, LPFM, and FM Translator Application Forms Move to FCC’s LMS Filing System September 23, 2019

The FCC recently announced that several broadcast application forms related to constructing, licensing, and/or modifying commercial and noncommercial FM, LPFM, and FM translator stations will be available for filing in...

October 15: Initial Filing Deadline for Repack-Related Reimbursement of LPTV Stations, TV Translators, FM and LPFM Stations, and FM Translators August 23, 2019

The FCC recently announced the initial filing deadline for reimbursement submissions by LPTV stations, TV translators, FM stations, low-power FM stations, and FM translators (collectively referred to herein as “Affected...

New FM Translator Interference Rules Take Effect on August 13 August 8, 2019

The Commission’s recently overhauled FM translator interference rules have been given final regulatory approval and will officially take effect next week—on August 13, according to an FCC Public Notice (the...

FCC Adopts Order to Revise FM Translator Interference Rules and Procedures May 21, 2019

At its open meeting earlier this month, the FCC adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) that streamlines the rules relating to FM translator interference vis-à-vis full-power FM stations and...

FCC Releases Draft Order to Revise FM Translator Interference Rules and Procedures; FCC Expected to Consider at May 9, 2019, Open Meeting April 23, 2019

The rules and resolution processes regarding FM translator interference complaints may soon receive a long-awaited overhaul. According to a draft Report and Order (the “Draft Order”) released last week by...

FCC Extends Comment Dates on Its Proposal to Streamline the FM Translator Interference Complaint Process July 5, 2018

The FCC is giving stations and other interested parties an extra month to comment on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) that proposes to “streamline” and “expedite” the FM translator...