FCC Extends Deadline for Sage Customers

(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.

FCC Fights Pirates

(Washington) Congress ordered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do something about illegal radio stations, so now it has.  Details of the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (the PIRATE Act) have been released.  It's the headline story in the January issue... Read More.

FCC Enforcement Monitor

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. Click the link below for the latest publication. June 2020 Enforcement Monitor

FCC Cancels Disaster Drill

(September 10, 1918) - Due to the likely activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) for Hurricane Florence, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is canceling the voluntary test of DIRS for broadcasters that was planned for September 13-14, 2018. If DIRS is... Read More.