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9 Jul
FCC Main Studio Rules & Meaningful Staff Presence
From Radio Ink: “Last week Vision Latina’s KBPO in Port Neches, TX received a $25K fine from the FCC mother ship. It was for failing to maintain a main studio with a meaningful staff and management presence; and failing to maintain a complete public file. Do you know what “meaningful staff and management presence actually […]
READ MORE14 Jan
FCC 101 – Pre-Convention Workshop Spring 2011
CBI is pleased to announce that it is offering, for the first time ever, a Spring Convention pre-convention workshop! FCC FACTS 101 So you’re an adviser or a student in charge of an FCC-licensed non-commercial radio station. Now what? There’s a lot to learn and to teach, but sometimes you get lost in the details […]
READ MORE27 Apr
FCC COMMENCES 2010 EEO AUDITS
The Federal Communications Commission has mailed the first of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2010 to randomly selected radio and television stations. The FCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees and multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs). Each year, approximately five percent of all radio and television stations and MVPDs […]
READ MORE31 Mar
FCC first quarter reports due
A gentle reminder: FCC licensed stations that the 2010 first quarter Issues & Programs report is due in your Public File by April 10th-two weeks from this Saturday.
READ MORE31 Mar
WIPZ Shutdown for FCC Violation
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READ MORE20 Jan
FCC Ownership Reports Due
February 1 noncommercial radio stations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York, and noncommercial television stations in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma must prepare and file electronically a biennial Ownership Report with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) using the current noncommercial FCC Form 323-E. For more details, see the Broadcast Law Blog.
READ MORE5 Oct
FCC Extends Commercial Ownership Report Due Date
FCC form 323 not due until further notice.
READ MORE24 Sep
Some FCC Reports Due
FCC licensed noncommercial stations in Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Washington and the Pacific Islands need to electronically submit a biennial ownership report by deadline October 1. Under new rules, ALL commercial stations need to file biennial ownership reports on November 1, 2009 October 10 is the deadline for placing stations quartlery […]
READ MORE13 Aug
FCC EEO Audit Letters Sent – Do Not Ignore!
Approximately 5% of FCC licensed stations will receive an EEO audit letter. Even if a station has no employees, it is required to respond to the audit lett.
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