Tag Archives: Main Studio

Audio Division Re-Affirms Ruling: Studio Site Moves Based on Longley-Rice Must Be Approved in Advance

By Harry Cole on May 28, 2012 Posted in Media

If you've got a main studio whose legality hinges on Longley-Rice calculations and if you weren't paying attention in 2010 when the Audio Division announced its interpretation of what is required in such situations, now would be a good time to focus on the problem.… Continue Reading

Longley-Rice Dependent Studio Site? No Prior Authorization? $7K, Please!

By FHH Law on October 5, 2010 Posted in Media

What is the proper procedure for relying on Longley-Rice calculations to assure compliance with the main studio location rule? The answer may surprise you.… Continue Reading

Absentee Licensee + Absent TBAs = $30K Fine

By Matt McCormick on March 21, 2010 Posted in Media

If you're a broadcaster with a station subject to a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) or Time Brokerage Agreement (TBA), you might want to take a look at two Notices of Apparent Liability recently issued by the Enforcement Bureau.… Continue Reading

FCC Invites Comments On MMTC Radio Rescue Petition

By FHH Law on September 23, 2009 Posted in Media

The FCC has formally invited comment on the 17-point "Radio Rescue Petition" filed by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council last July. Comments are due by October 23.… Continue Reading

Public File Online, Main Studio Off-Line?

By FHH Law on November 28, 2007 Posted in Media

By Jeffrey Gee
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In addition to the new program reporting requirements the FCC is imposing on TV licensees, the FCC is introducing a new requirement that TV licensees post their public files on their websites (if they have websites). This raises an intriguing question: if a station's public file is readily accessible online, should the station be required to maintain a "main studio"?

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