FCC Locks the Doors
FCC Locks the Front Door as Broadcasters Adapt to a Coronavirus World
By Scott R. Flick
March 12, 2020
Stories tagged with: FCC
FCC Continues Rule Slashing
(January 28, 2019) - Decades worth of regulations are being considered for elimination as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues Chairman Ajit Pai's housecleaning agenda. According to the January issue of Antenna, Midterm Reports are being considered for the chopping block... Read More.
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.
FCC Reopens ETRS
(July 6, 2018) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reopened its Electronic Test Reporting System (ETRS). Now it's up to... Read More.
May Antenna Keeps Tabs on FCC
(May 23, 2018) - The May issue of Antenna continues to keep a close eye on the blizzard of regulatory decisions being issued by Ajit Pai's Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
A hot current issue is the Commission's freeze on new or modified fixed-satellite... Read More.
Main Studio Repeal Takes Effect in January
(December 8, 2017) - Today the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) formal rulemaking repealing the main studio rule was published in the Federal Register. Now the clock is ticking toward actual elimination of the rule... Read More.
FCC Requests Language Translation Plans
(October 16, 2017) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has directed all broadcast and cable licensees to declare their intentions relative to translating Emergency Alert System (EAS) content into languages other than English.
On August 15,... Read More.
National EAS Test Sept. 27; ETRS Updates Required
(UPDATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2017) - FEMA and the FCC have indicated that Wednesday's National EAS Test will proceed unless a major storm is about to make landfall somewhere in the continental U.S. All radio, television... Read More.
FCC Releases Auction Results & Timetable
(April 19, 2017) - The bidding phase of the television incentive auction is finished but the fun is just beginning! The FCC has released a timetable for what happens next. NHAB's Washington attorney, Scott Flick,... Read More.
Partisan Politics at FCC Cause Political File Headaches
(January 10, 2017) - The new president hasn't even been inaugurated but there are already political problems erupting on Capitol Hill. Last week the FCC sent mixed signals pertaining to the online political files maintained... Read More.