January 2008 Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by February 1, 2008. Reports for commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma must also file…
January 2008 The following deadlines are based on information known by us as of the date hereof, may or may not apply to a particular broadcaster, are for general informational purposes only, and should be double-checked for currency close to each pertinent date/deadline. The reason is that actions by the…
January 2008 Television Broadcast Stations Must File New FCC Form 387 by February 18, 2008. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at FCC Adopts New Station DTV Transition Readiness Report.
12/21/2007 On December 18, members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to require terrestrial or conventional radio stations to compensate performing artists and their record labels when they broadcast their work. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Congress Considers New…
December 2007 Beginning January 1, 2008, the percentage of “Pre-Rule Programming” per channel each quarter that must be captioned increases from 30% to 75%. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Increased Closed Captioning Requirements Beginning January 1, 2008.
December 2007 At an open meeting on December 18, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a Report on the results of its “Localism Proceeding” along with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comments on the tentative findings included in the Report. The findings are based on a series…
December 2007 Content of the Quarterly List The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local public inspection files by January 10, 2008, reflecting information for the months of October, November, and December. The FCC’s recent action adopting a new program report form, which is intended…
December 2007 The next Children’s Television Programming Report must be filed with the FCC and placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by January 10, 2008, reflecting programming aired during the months of October, November, and December. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2007 Fourth…
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.
November 2007 Topics include: FCC Fines Texas Radio Station $3,600 for Failure to Respond to Commission Correspondence Commission Fines Private Land Mobile Radio Service Licensee $6,500 for Failure to Renew FCC Issues Several Notices for Spurious Emissions and EAS Violations A PDF version of this entire article can be found…