License Renewal

As noted above, the Commission will not excuse rule violations due to a licensee’s inadvertence.  In a recent Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the...

Broadcasters must remain vigilant and knowledgeable as to their filing deadlines.  This year, the Commission has released a number of Memorandum Opinions and Orders and Notices of Apparent Liability for...

In a recent Letter Order (the “Order”), the FCC upheld its cancellation of a Kentucky AM station’s (the “Station”) license. The Order serves as an important reminder of a broadcaster’s...

Another relatively common enforcement “trap” for stations is when technical or other issues require a station to go silent and the station fails to provide the FCC with requisite notice...

Two recent FCC Orders and Consent Decrees (the “First Order” and “Second Order”, and collectively the “Orders”) highlight the importance of broadcast licensees’ adherence to regular station operating schedules.  Specifically,...

As the December 31, 2021, expiration deadline approaches for the current crop of interim licenses granted by Global Music Rights (“GMR”) to commercial radio stations, we have learned that GMR...

As of this writing, we’re quickly approaching the June 1, 2021 deadline for one of the most important FCC filings Ohio television stations will make this year (or any year!) -...

We’re continuing to see multiple Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “Notices”) roll in for radio licensees’ apparent failures to timely file license renewal applications.  Some of the latest...

Over the past several months, the Commission has issued multiple Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “Notices”) for TV and radio licensees’ apparent failures to timely file license renewal...

We write to remind you that Ohio radio stations: (1) should have aired their final post-license renewal application filing announcement on August 16, 2020; and (2) must place in their...