This afternoon, the Commission released an Order announcing that, due to technical difficulties, it was temporarily suspending the use of the new FCC Form 323 and, as a consequence, was postponing the January 11, 2010 deadline for the filing of Biennial Ownership Reports for commercial broadcast licensees. The Commission stated…
2009 Fourth Quarter Children’s Television Programming Documentation Advisory
December 2009 The next Children’s Television Programming Report must be filed with the FCC and placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by January 10, 2010, reflecting programming aired during the months of October, November and December 2009. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements As a result of the Children’s Television Act…
2009 Fourth Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations
December 2009 The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local public inspection files by January 10, 2010, reflecting information for the months of October, November and December 2009. Content of the Quarterly List The FCC requires each broadcast station to air a reasonable amount of…
2009 Fourth Quarter FCC Form 388 DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report for Certain Television Stations Must Be Filed by January 10, 2010
December 2009 As previously reported, stations that have not yet completed construction or commenced operation of their final post-transition DTV facilities must continue the required general DTV Consumer Education Initiatives until they commence operation on their post-transition DTV facilities. Such stations will be required to file another FCC Form 388…
FCC Announces New Address for Filing of Paper Documents
December 2009 Effective December 28, 2009, hand or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be submitted at its main building: 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. Previously, the FCC required that such filings be made at an address on Massachusetts Avenue, where they were subjected…
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FCC Gives Television Broadcast Industry Little Time to Defend Its Spectrum Allocation; Comment Deadline Is Set at December 21, 2009
December 2009 Earlier this week, the FCC released a Public Notice seeking “specific data on the use of spectrum currently licensed to broadcast television stations.” According to the Public Notice, in other proceedings related to the FCC’s development of a National Broadband Plan some commenters “have expressed concern that the…
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FCC Announces Online Availability of New FCC Form 323 Ownership Report and Provides Interim Response to Concerns Regarding Use of Social Security Number
December 2009 Today, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing that as of December 9, 2009, the new FCC Form 323 will become available online in the FCC’s CDBS filing system. Additionally, the FCC announced the availability of a “Special Use FRN” option in reporting attributable interest holders on the…
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