FCC FY 2026 Regulatory Fees Reminder
Exact 2026 due date still TBD as of Apr. 8, 2026.
FCC Clarifies ATSC 3.0 Application Processing
On September 2, 2025, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued new guidance on how it will process ATSC 3.0 license applications. The Bureau reaffirmed expedited processing for stations that meet the […]
ATBA Discusses LPTV Issues with FCC
From the Ex Parte filing –https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/102100278029797 On February 8, 2023, the Executive Director of the Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (“ATBA”)1, Lee Miller, the Chairman of the ATBA, Robert Folliard, and […]
Political Rules are Important to LPTV
Are you following FCC political rules for TV? As a broadcaster, it’s important to make sure that you are following all of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rules and […]
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $715,000
TV NewsCheck – The purchase of K26PS-D Dallas by Radiant Life Ministries tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA […]
January Regulatory Dates
. . .An important deadline also falls this month for LPTV stations and TV translators. Analog TV translators and digital LPTV construction permit holders whose CPs have expiration dates that […]
A First Step: The Low Power Protection Act
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Low Power Protection Act, S.3405. If enacted, the bill would direct the FCC to open […]
URGENT! A Plea from the FCC: File Your Past Due Biennial Ownership Reports
The FCC has asked us to remind licensees that their biennial ownership reports were due on December 1, 2021. According to our contacts at the Commission, the response rate for […]
LPTV Licensees Must File Biennial Ownership Reports by December 1, 2021
Licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio, and FM radio stations must file their requisite biennial ownership reports by December 1, […]
FCC Update to be Subject of LPTV Webinar
Attorney Ari Meltzer from Wiley Rein LLP will join us on this week’s Wednesday LPTV Webinar at 3pm Central, November 17, 2021. ATBA Executive Director Lee Miller and Meltzer will […]