…the FCC Form 398 and creating documentation concerning commercialization is made easier. A station should prepare all documentation in time for it to be placed in the public inspection file…
…the job of constructing the Quarterly List is made easier. The data retained should help the station identify the programs that represented the “most significant treatment” of issues, e.g., duration,…
…rule requires a licensee to (i) broadcast the relevant website address periodically with information making it easy for a consumer to find the material contest terms online; (ii) establish a…
…on September 8th). Full payment of the 2015 regulatory fees must be received by the FCC no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 24, 2015. Late…
…broadcasting the rules themselves. In addition to easing the burden on broadcasters, who must often resort to speed reading contest rules on-air to cover all material terms while putting their…
…the FCC’s online public inspection file are easier to delete than you might like—and backdating restored files is not an option. As detailed in our May Enforcement Monitor, the FCC…
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) today released the final version of its TVStudy software, which calculates TV station coverage areas for use in the spectrum…
…achieve this goal, the FCC issued an Order last week updating its rules to establish operational standards to be used during national EAS tests and emergencies. According to the FCC,…
May 2015 This Broadcast Station Advisory is directed to radio and television stations in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Virginia,…
…before on numerous occasions, the federal government is very touchy about the use of an EAS alerting tone when there isn’t a test or actual emergency. There are principally two…
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