FCC – New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters

FCC Filing Deadline Extended

Thursday, November 13 by Tracy Caruso

The FCC has released an announcement that all FCC filings due between October 1 and November 17 (Monday) are now due Tuesday, November 18. You can read the notice here: FCC Extends Filing Deadline The FCC may release additional announcements of further extensions for specific types... Read More.

NH AM Radio Station Receives Notice From FCC

Monday, September 29 by Tracy Caruso

New Hampshire AM Station Receives Notice of Violation for Failing to Transmit Required Station Identification Announcements The Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the licensee of an AM radio station in New Hampshire for failing to transmit required station identification announcements in... Read More.

FCC Public Notice – No National EAS Test in 2025 but….

Thursday, August 7 by Tracy Caruso

No National EAS test this year but you must file your EAS Test Reporting System ( ETRS ) Form One by October 3, 2025. Click the link for the full notice. FCC EAS filing

This is a test… not really. Mark your calendars for the 2025 EAS test schedule.

Thursday, December 5 by Tracy Caruso

2025test The new EAS test schedule is attached in the link above.

Ominous News From Sage?

Tuesday, December 3 by Ed Brouder

Sage Alerting System has announced it is ending ENDEC production: "Sage Alerting Systems announced today that it has ceased manufacturing its Sage Digital ENDEC, model 3644. "Some parts for the ENDEC are no longer available", said Harold Price, President... Read More.

Where’s this year’s National EAS Test?

Tuesday, September 3 by Ed Brouder

There isn't going to be one in 2024. But licensees still face an October 4th deadline for filing this year's Form One. Get all the gory details here.

FCC Extends Deadline for Sage Customers

Tuesday, November 7 by Ed Brouder

(November 28, 2023) - The FCC has extended an EAS firmware upgrade deadline by 90 days (until March 11, 2024) but only for stations that are existing customers of Sage Alerting Systems. Users of other manufacturers equipment must still comply with the original December... Read More.

December 1 Deadlines Approach

Monday, October 30 by Ed Brouder

(October 30) - The Federal Communications Commission reminds that December 1, 2023 is the deadline to place EEO Public File Reports in Public Inspection Files and on station Internet websites for all nonexempt radio and television stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts,... Read More.

Thursday, September 14 by Ed Brouder

The Federal Communications Commission provides information online to help people communicate before, during and after severe weather and other emergencies. You’ll find tips about how to prepare for an outage, as well as what to do if an outage occurs, at fcc.gov/emergency (and... Read More.

Hold the date: Wednesday, October 4

Monday, August 7 by Ed Brouder

New Hampshire broadcasters should mark their calendars for two significant events on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. That's the day of NHAB's annual convention and Granite Mikes Award ceremony at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord (look elsewhere in this site for details). On... Read More.

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