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…
November 2007 This Advisory provides a review of the FCC’s political broadcasting regulations. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Political Broadcasting Advisory
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…
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…
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…
October 2007 Topics include: FCC Fines Owner of California Cable System $6,400 for Failing to Maintain Operational EAS Equipment Commission Fines Radio Station Licensee $12,000 for Failure to Properly Enclose Antenna Tower and Failure to Maintain Operational EAS FCC Issues Several Citations for Failure to Conspicuously Display a Registration Number…