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, […]
Sale Of Two Salinas, CA, LPTV CPs To Rubin Broadcasting Has Closed
Mako Communications, a Texas limited liability company has closed on the sale of the construction permits for K10RU-D and K12XN-D both Salinas, Calif., to Rubin Broadcasting. The sale price was […]
Mako Completes Sale of Monterey Bay LPTV Permits
In early July, a special group of low-power television station permits were put up for sale by a Texas-based company that didn’t wish to build them by their rather unique […]
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 […]
December Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: CO, MN, MT, ND, and SD
Television stations licensed in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota must file license renewal applications by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or […]
ATSC’s Madeleine Noland on this week’s Wednesday Webinar
We are extremely excited to have Madeleine Noland, President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc on this week’s Wednesday LPTV Webinar. Highly respected for her consensus-building leadership style, she […]
What are You Doing to Protect Your Station?
On the heels of recent ransomware attacks, as an industry, we need to take a look at our systems and networks. Keeping ransomware off your system isn’t difficult. Much like […]
Just What LPTV Needs
The broadcast community has been through a rather elaborate roller coaster over the past decade. The voluntary incentive auction, the repack, deadlines that affect massive amounts of broadcasters, and a […]