OAB News
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December 27, 2019
Effective immediately our address is:
Oregon Association of Broadcasters
285 SW Main Court, Suite #300
Warrenton, OR 97146Payments for PEP, Dues and ABIP should be sent to this address. Please have your traffic and business offices make this change ASAP.
FCC Notices
On March 16, 2022, Robert Pettitt, licensee of Class A television station
KRHP-CD 470 MHz, The Dalles, Oregon filed an application with the Federal
Communications Commission for assignment of license. Members of the public
wishing to view this application or obtain information about how to file
comments and petitions on the application can visit this link.
NAB News
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Washington, D.C. — Winning projects have been announced for NABiQ, a new networking series focused on innovation and held at the 2022 NAB Show, April 23 – 27, 2022 in Las Vegas. Winners were selected for challenges related to NAB Show’s content pillars of Create, Connect and Capitalize. …
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In Surprise Ruling, FCC Denies Request for Extension of FM Booster Stations Comment Deadline
May 25, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Federal Communications Commission denied a joint request by NAB and NPR for a two-week extension of the comment deadline in a proceeding on FM broadcast booster stations. The following statement can be attributed to NAB Chief Legal Officer Rick Kaplan:…
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Renowned Chef and Humanitarian José Andrés to Receive Service to America Leadership Award
May 24, 2022Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) will present esteemed chef and humanitarian José Andrés with the Service to America Leadership Award, the Foundation’s highest individual honor. The award, which honors an individual’s commitment to advocacy and public service, will be presented during the Celebration of Service to America Awards on June 7 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C….
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May 20, 2022
Washington, D.C. — Renowned actor and television personality Mario Lopez will host the Celebration of Service to America Awards on June 7, 2022, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF), the ceremony recognizes local broadcasters’ outstanding service to their communities. The 2022 program will be held in person and professionally produced for airing later on television stations across the country….
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NAB Launches “The Best of NAB Show Amplified”
May 17, 2022Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the launch of “The Best of NAB Show Amplified,” a collection of recorded sessions from the 2022 NAB Show, held April 23 – 27, 2022, in Las Vegas, is now available for purchase to stream through video-on-demand….
OAB FCC Information
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Depp v. Heard – a Brief Legal Overview
May 9, 2022Social media has been exploding with news about the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Fairfax County, Virginia. Fletcher, Heald attorneys have considerable experience with this court and this type of claim. As such, we thought our Commlawblog readers might be interested in a breakdown of what is really going on here and why.
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FCC to Update Rules to Allow Digital Generation and Verification of Antenna Directional Patterns
May 6, 2022The FCC has released a draft Report and Order to amend its broadcast radio rules to allow the use of computer models to verify antenna directional patterns. Barring unexpected developments, the Report and Order will be adopted during the Commission’s May 19th open meeting
This proposed rule changes are great news for applicants – under the prior rules,
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Media Bureau Announces Transition of Additional Filings to Licensing and Management System (LMS)
May 4, 2022The FCC announced this week that various additional applications must soon be submitted through the LMS online electronic system. Specifically, commencing May 17, 2022, the following filings are required to be submitted through LMS:
- FM Engineering Special Temporary Authority (STAs)
- Request for Silent STA
- Extension of Silent and Engineering STA
- Suspension of Operations Notification
- Resumption of Operations
- AM and FM Digital Notification
- Modification Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL) Notification
- Change of Primary Station Notification
- Tolling Notification
- Reduced Power Notification
- Pending Application Withdrawal
The filings listed above should no longer be filed via email.
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Upcoming FCC Broadcast Deadlines for May – July
May 3, 2022June 1, 2022
Television License Renewal Applications Due – Applications for renewal of license for television stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming must be filed in LMS. These applications must be accompanied by Schedule 396, the Broadcast EEO Program Report, also filed in LMS,
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FCC Open Meeting on April 21st
April 21, 2022On April 21, 2022, the FCC will be hosting its monthly open meeting. The docket includes improving receiver performance, wireless emergency alerts, and two restricted adjudicatory matters.
The FCC will consider a Notice of Inquiry to promote more efficient use of spectrum through improved receiver interference immunity performance,
Broadcast Law Blog
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- Landowners Warned of Potential Liability of Up to $2,000,000 for Pirate Radio Operations on Their Property May 5, 2022The FCC yesterday made public four letters to landowners warning them that there were unlicensed FM radio operations coming from their properties and warning that, if the transmissions continued past the 10-business day response period, the landowners could be held liable for penalties up to $2,000,000 for the unlicensed operations coming from their properties. The... […]
- More FCC Broadcast Applications Moving to LMS – Including Requests for STAs May 4, 2022The FCC this week released a Public Notice (that we mentioned in our update on regulatory dates for May) announcing that, on May 17, many new applications and other filings will be migrating to the FCC’s newer LMS filing platform. These include many of the documents that had been until recently filed in the FCC’s... […]
- May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: LMS Migration of FCC Forms, Lowest Unit Rate Windows, EEO Audits, TV Auction, FM Antenna Rulemaking, and More May 2, 2022May is one of the few months on the calendar where there are not routine FCC regulatory deadlines. Yet there are still a number of important dates and deadlines this month (and early next) that broadcasters should note. Some of those dates and deadlines are below. On March 17, the migration of applications and forms... […]
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