Bulletin Categories: Public File

While we welcome the development that the partial federal government shutdown has come to an end, it immediately brings to mind questions about the FCC implications for broadcast stations.  When...

The FCC’s online public inspection file (“OPIF”) system has been shuttered and unavailable since January 3, 2019, as part of the government shutdown. However, it turns out that the FCC’s...

As the government shutdown enters its third week, we write with a few reminders for broadcasters regarding FCC filings: FCC Filing Deadlines Extended. The FCC has extended normal filing deadlines...

In a Public Notice (“Notice”) released on Wednesday afternoon, the FCC provided details about the impact of the continuing, partial government shutdown on Commission operations.  The Notice explains that the...

The days of broadcasters tracking down addresses and sending retransmission consent/must carry election notices to MVPDs via certified mail could be numbered if the FCC adopts a joint proposal submitted...

Broadcasters will soon be able to put away some of their thumb tacks and scotch tape and recycle some old binders.  That’s because the FCC, on December 11, 2018, adopted...

On December 6, FCC staff began sending emails to numerous radio stations that, according to the Commission’s records, have not yet uploaded all necessary documents to their OPIFs (Online Public...

The Commission last week released a Public Notice (“Notice”) that provided a not-so-subtle hint to any radio stations that have yet to transition to the Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”):...

This morning, November 2, the following message greeted us on one of the FCC’s webpages: FCC systems and some website content will be unavailable 8AM-4PM ET November 3 for annual...

At its October 23 open meeting, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) eliminating the requirement—which dates back to the 1930s!—that broadcasters file paper copies of certain contracts...