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New Program Reporting and Public Inspection File Posting Requirements for Television Stations

November 2007 Television stations will now be required to file a new quarterly programming report and post their public inspection files online. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at New Program Reporting and Public Inspection File Posting Requirements for Television Stations.

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FCC Form 317 Filing Reminder

November 2007 Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report for Commercial Digital Television Stations Each commercial and noncommercial educational television broadcast station that has received its digital television license must file FCC Form 317 to report whether its station provided ancillary or supplemental services at any time during the twelve-month period ending…

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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory

November 2007 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule. A PDF…

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Biennial Ownership Reports Due By December 1, 2007 for Certain Radio and Television Broadcasters

November 2007 Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by December 1, 2007. Reports for commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North…

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2007 Third Quarter Children’s Television Programming Documentation Advisory

September 2007 The next Children’s Television Programming Report must be filed with the FCC and placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by October 10, 2007, reflecting programming aired during the months of July, August, and September. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2007 Third…

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FCC Requires Cable Systems to Format Must-Carry Signals to Ensure “Viewability” on Both Analog and Digital Televisions After the Termination of Analog Broadcasts in 2009

September 2007 At a late-night meeting on September 11, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a “viewability” rule that will govern cable carriage of must-carry stations after analog broadcasting terminates in 2009. The rule requires cable operators to deliver the primary digital stream of a must-carry television station in…

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2007 Third Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations

September 2007 Content of the Quarterly List The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by October 10, 2007, reflecting information for the months of July, August, and September. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2007 Third…

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2007 Third Quarter Children’s Television Programming Documentation Advisory

September 2007 The next Children’s Television Programming Report must be filed with the FCC and placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by October 10, 2007, reflecting programming aired during the months of July, August, and September. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2007 Third…

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Biennial Ownership Reports Due October 1, 2007 for Broadcasters in AK, MO, OR, HI, IA, WA, FL, Am. Samoa, Guam, Mariana Isl., Virgin Isl., and Puerto Rico

September 2007 Radio stations licensed to communities in Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Florida, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by October 1, 2007. Reports for Television stations licensed to communities in Iowa and…