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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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FCC Enforcement Monitor December 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: Violations of Environmental, Historic Preservation, and Tribal Notification Rules Lead to $950,000 Penalty Proposed $300 Million Fine Follows Largest-Ever FCC…

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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…

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License Renewal Application Reminder for Television Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Full power TV, Class A TV, LPTV, and TV Translator stations licensed to communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont must file their license renewal applications by December 1, 2022. December 1, 2022 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast…

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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont

This Pillsbury Broadcast Station Advisory is directed to radio and television stations in the areas noted above, and highlights upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO Rule. December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire,…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor October 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: FCC Seeks $20,000 Fine for Long-Term Unauthorized Operations at California AM Station Failure to File License Applications Brings $13,000 Proposed…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor September 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: Tower Owners Cited for Unsafe and Improperly Registered Tower FCC Fines LPFM for Unauthorized Operation, Failure to Admit FCC Agents,…

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New Fee Filing System Adds to September 28 FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Challenges

The FCC released its Report and Order adopting the final amounts that regulatees must pay in annual regulatory fees for FY2022, and opened the filing window for making those payments. The window closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2022. If paying the fees wasn’t challenging enough, as…