With FCC license renewals fast-approaching and public inspection files now all on line, it is time to seriously review and assess your FCC EEO compliance (….that is before the FCC does it for you!). In collaboration with the Colorado Broadcasters Association and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth’s Dawn King, Anne Crump, … Continue Reading
With the whirl of the holiday season upon us, most broadcasters rightly thought they could put off looking ahead to the next license renewal cycle until 2019. Au contraire, says the FCC, which began sending out blast emails to certain radio licensees on December 6, warning that FCC internal audits have revealed that many stations’ … Continue Reading
A shut-down of the federal government as of 12:01 a.m. on October 1 could have a disastrous impact on non-broadcast licensees whose licenses are expiring after 11:59 p.m. on September 30.… Continue Reading
The Commission has posted its plans for an "orderly" shutdown of operations in the event the government closes tonight because of the budget impasse.… Continue Reading
With a governmental shut-down looking more likely, we remind licensees of the importance of getting renewal applications in for any licenses that are set to expire soon.… Continue Reading
With a possible government shut-down fast approaching, folks with licenses currently set to expire in the weeks following March 4 may want to take steps to protect their continued authority to operate.… Continue Reading
Contrary to what it originally told OMB, the Commission has decided to go old school in its revised broadcast renewal application, at least with respect to the certification about non-discrimination in advertising.… Continue Reading
Revised versions of Forms 303-S and 317 have made it to the Office of Management and Budget, where interested parties have 30 days to chip in their two cents' worth on the revisions.… Continue Reading
With the next round of broadcast license renewals due in less than eight months, the FCC has announced plans to tweak its renewal application form (FCC Form 303-S).… Continue Reading
