FCC Update
The FCC Update column covers news and information from the Federal Communications Commission and Capitol Hill, and other legislative actions.
McNerney introduces House Companion Bill to S.2881
Jerry McNerney of California introduced the legislation, which was promoted by the SBE.
Annual National EAS Test Proposed
Under the proposed rules, all EAS participants will have to tell the FCC whether they received the test, whether they retransmitted it, and if there was a problem, exactly what that was.
Back to the Drawing Board for Form 323
On Dec. 23, 2009, the FCC again postponed the filing deadline for commercial station biennial ownership reports, this time indefinitely.
LPFM relief bill nears passage
The bill is now eligible for consideration by the full Senate. A corresponding House bill cleared Committee in mid-October. Assuming the White House approves, too, third-adjacent channel protections could be repealed during the first quarter of 2010.
Technical support at the FCC...finally
Senate bill S.2881 -- the FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act -- aims to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.
NPR asks FCC to end TV-6 protection rules
The NPR proposal is unrelated to the proposals of the Minority Media and Communications Council and the Broadcast Maximization Committee, which want the FCC to look into the allocation of current TV-5 and TV-6 spectrum for use by radio broadcasters.
Engineers propose abandonment of ratchet rule
The ratchet rule was adopted in the early 1990s as part of an effort to reduce interference in the AM band.
New Form 323 to require multiple FRNs
The most striking proposed change is that the new Form 323 requires that every person or entity holding an “attributable” interest must have his/her/its own FRN which must in turn be reported in the new form.
FCC approves AM station rebroadcasts on FM translators
Under the new rules, AM stations may rebroadcast on "currently authorized" translators in the non-reserved portion of the FM band.
AM stations authorized to use FM translators
Under the new rules, AM stations may rebroadcast only on "currently authorized" commercial-band FM translators.
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