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28 Sep
FCC reminder: AM/FM License Renewals
License expires: Oct. 1, 2019 Renewal application to be filed by: June 1, 2019 States: D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia License expires: Dec. 1, 2019 Renewal application to be filed by: Aug. 1, 2019 States: North Carolina, South Carolina License expires: Feb. 1, 2020 Renewal application to be filed by: Oct. 1, 2019 States: Florida, […]
READ MORE24 Feb
FCC Contest Rules
PDF of FCC Contest Rules Memo. Used by permission of Greater Public.
READ MORE18 Jun
FCC Commissioner says contest details should go online
The FCC’s “Contest Rule” says when a station has a contest, that station needs to broadcast details about the contest regularly. FCC Commissioner Michael O’Reilly wrote, in his blog this week, that those detailed disclosures are important, and therefore should be included on the web, and announcers can direct listeners to the full contest rules […]
READ MORE5 Aug
CBI’s Reply Comments to the FCC on Indecency
CBI has submitted reply comments to the FCC in response to their seeking comment on Adopting Egregious Cases Policy on behalf of our members. A PDF of these comments is available for download here. Thanks to all the stations who submitted survey answers and information, and to Will Robedee and Joel Willer for putting it […]
READ MORE29 Jul
Help CBI prepare comments on FCC indecency policies
College Broadcasters, Inc. is seeking input from FCC-licensed student radio stations to prepare comments with the FCC regarding the commission’s indecency policies. More info is at https://www.askcbi.org/?p=3982. If you represent an FCC-licensed radio station or are planning to file for an LPFM license in October, please consider responding to a brief survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8Q8HY6N by […]
READ MORE29 Jun
EEO Audits by the FCC
“On June 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission mailed the secondof its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2013 to randomly selected radio stations. In accordance with the provisions of Section 73.2080(f)(4) of the Commission’s EEO rules, theFCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees. Each year, approximately five percent of […]
READ MORE24 Jun
New FCC Leniency Policy for “Student Stations”
In the form of a “POLICY STATEMENT AND ORDER” (“PSO”), the FCC announced a new leniency policy for student run stations. The policy is limited for “first-time violations of certain documentation requirements…”. In the PSO, the FCC states that it will, “first afford the licensee an opportunity to negotiate a consent decree in which the […]
READ MORE22 Jun
Want and FM Signal: FCC Announces LPFM Application “Window”
If your station is not licensed for broadcast by the FCC, there is a rare opportunity to file for an FCC application coming this October. The FCC has announced a limited time (window) of opportunity to apply for an LPFM license which would allow you to operate with 100 watts or less of power to […]
READ MORE19 Jun
FCC Checklist
For FCC-licensed stations, compliance with FCC regulations is crucial to avoid fines and potential violations that could jeopardize the station’s license. This is especially important as violations can cause your licensee (typically a university or college) to question the value of maintaining the license, or even impact the station’s future operations. The College Broadcasters, Inc. […]
READ MORE22 May
FCC announces waivers for tornado relief fundraising on non-comm stations
Tuesday the FCC announced procedures for obtaining waivers to permit non-commercial stations to raise money on-air for Moore, Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Although the Commission has yet to approve rules for non-commercial stations to do on-air fundraising for third-parties, the agency has granted waivers in response to significant natural disasters. Without a waiver it is […]
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