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FCC Sets September 20 Payment Deadline for Reduced Radio and TV Regulatory Fees

Today the Federal Communications Commission released its annual Public Notice setting the deadline for paying annual regulatory fees.  Payments can be made via the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES) beginning today through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 20, 2023. In addition to marking this deadline on their calendars, broadcasters…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor August 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: FCC Proposes $12,500 Fine for False Certification That FM Translator was Constructed as Authorized Telecommunications Company Warned Over Apparent Transmission…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor April 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Connecticut Radio Station Risks Losing License Due to Unpaid Regulatory Fees TV Translator Licensee Faces $16,500 Fine for Late…

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FCC Enforcement Monitor March 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Repeated Failure to Pay Annual Regulatory Fees Puts Texas Station License in Jeopardy FCC Proposes First-Ever PIRATE Act Fines,…

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License Renewal Application Reminder for Television Stations in Delaware and Pennsylvania

Commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware and Pennsylvania must file their license renewal applications by April 3, 2023. April 3, 2023 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states: Full Power TV,…

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FCC Extends Public File Deadlines Yet Again, and Adds LMS Filings to the Mix

The FCC announced this afternoon that due to continuing difficulties with its Licensing Management System (LMS) and Online Public Inspection File (OPIF) filing systems, the deadlines to file or upload a number of documents are being extended. The new deadline for these documents will be February 28, 2023. As we…

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License Renewal Application Reminder for Television Stations in New Jersey and New York

Full power TV, Class A TV, LPTV, and TV Translator stations licensed to communities in New Jersey and New York must file their license renewal applications by February 1, 2023. February 1, 2023, is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities…

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Meeting Your Annual Children’s Television Programming Reporting Obligations

The deadline to file the 2022 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2023, reflecting programming aired during the 2022 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of their compliance with the commercial limits in children’s programming during the 2022 calendar year must be placed in…

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January Online Public File Deadlines Extended to January 31

The FCC announced late this afternoon that all items required to be placed in the Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”) between January 1 and January 31, 2023 may now be uploaded to the OPIF by January 31, 2023 and be considered timely.  The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing…

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2023 Pillsbury Broadcasters’ Calendar

With the end of another year soon upon us, we have begun to look forward to the highs, lows, joys, and filings that 2023 has in store.  In accordance with a Pillsbury holiday tradition, earlier this month we published our annual Broadcasters’ Calendar of upcoming regulatory deadlines for broadcasters–a compendium…