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License Renewal Application Reminder for Television Stations in Delaware and Pennsylvania

Commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware and Pennsylvania must file their license renewal applications by April 3, 2023. April 3, 2023 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states: Full Power TV,…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor January 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: TV Network Draws Proposed Fine of $504,000 for Transmitting False EAS Tones FCC Cites Equipment Supplier for Marketing Unauthorized Devices…

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FCC Extends Public File Deadlines Yet Again, and Adds LMS Filings to the Mix

The FCC announced this afternoon that due to continuing difficulties with its Licensing Management System (LMS) and Online Public Inspection File (OPIF) filing systems, the deadlines to file or upload a number of documents are being extended. The new deadline for these documents will be February 28, 2023. As we…

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License Renewal Application Reminder for Television Stations in New Jersey and New York

Full power TV, Class A TV, LPTV, and TV Translator stations licensed to communities in New Jersey and New York must file their license renewal applications by February 1, 2023. February 1, 2023, is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities…

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Meeting Your Annual Children’s Television Programming Reporting Obligations

The deadline to file the 2022 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2023, reflecting programming aired during the 2022 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of their compliance with the commercial limits in children’s programming during the 2022 calendar year must be placed in…

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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma

February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website.  In addition, certain of these stations,…

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January Online Public File Deadlines Extended to January 31

The FCC announced late this afternoon that all items required to be placed in the Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”) between January 1 and January 31, 2023 may now be uploaded to the OPIF by January 31, 2023 and be considered timely.  The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing…

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EAS Test Reporting System Form One Due by February 28, 2023

The FCC’s Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau has announced that technical updates to the EAS Test Reporting System (“ETRS”) have been completed and the ETRS is open and available to accept filings of Form One by EAS participants. Under the FCC’s EAS Rules, EAS participants must update their identifying…

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2023 Pillsbury Broadcasters’ Calendar

With the end of another year soon upon us, we have begun to look forward to the highs, lows, joys, and filings that 2023 has in store.  In accordance with a Pillsbury holiday tradition, earlier this month we published our annual Broadcasters’ Calendar of upcoming regulatory deadlines for broadcasters–a compendium…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor November 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Broadcaster Receives $518,283 Fine for Local TV Ownership Rule Violation Ohio LED Sign Manufacturer Enters $47,600 Consent Decree for Marketing…