March 2008 Immediate Attention Required As we have previously advised, on March 3, the FCC released a Report and Order outlining new requirements for the education of consumers regarding the February 17, 2009 transition to digital television service. At the time the FCC released the Report and Order, the new…

March 2008 As the result of a random EEO audit, the FCC admonished a publicly traded broadcast station group owner for failing to recruit “widely” for every full-time vacancy. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at FCC Admonishes Station Group Owner for Failing to Widely Recruit…

March 2008 Topics include: FCC Fines Mississippi Radio Station for Broadcasting a Conversation Without First Informing the Other Party Commission Fines Wyoming Radio Licensee $4,200 for Failing to Enclose Tower With an Effective Locked Fence FCC Fines Louisiana Radio Licensee $10,000 for Tower Lighting and Operating Power Violations FCC Fines…

March 2008 On March 3, the FCC released a Report and Order outlining new requirements for the education of consumers regarding the February 17, 2009 transition to digital television service. This Advisory focuses on the Report and Order’s specific ramifications for television broadcasters. While no requirements for radio broadcasters are…

March 2008 Content of the Quarterly List The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local public inspection files by April 10, 2008, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March. The FCC’s recent action adopting the new program report Form 355 for television,…

March 2008 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Broadcast Station…

March 2008 Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by April 1, 2008. Reports for commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in Texas must also file their Biennial Ownership Reports by…

March 2008 The next Children’s Television Programming Report must be filed with the FCC and placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2008, reflecting programming aired during the months of January, February, and March. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2008 First…

March 2008 Why should you, as a broadcaster, file comments in the FCC’s “Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” in MB Docket No. 04-233 (“NPRM”)? A PDF version of this entire article can be found at New Comment Deadline of April 28th and Reply Comment Deadline of…