file Archives - Massachusetts Broadcasters Association

FCC Extends Public File Deadlines Yet Again, and Adds LMS Filings to the Mix

Saturday, January 28 by Jordan

By Lauren Lynch Flick, Pillsbury Law The FCC announced [Friday] that due to continuing difficulties with its Licensing Management System (“LMS”) and Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”) filing systems, the deadlines to file or upload a number... Read More.

SBAs file FCC comments disputing regulatory fee schedule

Thursday, July 7 by Jordan

The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, in combination with the state broadcasters associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees to comply with the RAY BAUM’S Act... Read More.

State broadcasters file comments opposing Form 395-B reinstatement

Tuesday, November 2 by Jordan

The Massachusetts Broadcastesr Association, in combination with the state broadcasters associations from every other state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed extensive Joint Reply Comments urging the FCC to reject the proposed reinstatement of FCC Form 395-B, which requires broadcast stations to... Read More.

New online public file for radio AND television – June 24

Friday, May 13 by Jordan

On May 12, the Federal Communications Commission released a Public Notice announcing the effective date that certain radio stations must begin using the online public filing system. The FCC also announced a new filing... Read More.

SBAs/NAB help shape online radio public file rules

Friday, January 29 by Jordan

The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, along with the other 49 state broadcasters associations and the National Association of Broadcasters contributed important changes to the recently adopted FCC rules pertaining to online public files for the nation's broadcast radio stations.

Associations comment on online public file for radio

Friday, August 29 by Jordan

On behalf of all 50 State Broadcasters Associations, a letter was filed with the Commission on August 28 in response to the Commission’s request for comment on whether it should initiate a rule making proceeding... Read More.

Deadline to file Annual EEO Report – December 1

Tuesday, November 26 by Jordan

The following advisory from Pillsbury law references the December 1, 2013 deadline for all non-exempt radio and television stations in Massachusetts. If you have any questions regarding your filing, you can call the MBA's... Read More.

Online Public File for TV Launches and Stations Need to Adapt

Tuesday, August 7 by Jordan

By Lauren Lynch Flick and Paul A. Cicelski On Thursday, the much anticipated Online Public Inspection File for television stations launched more or less successfully. To complete the task in the short time given them, the FCC staff put... Read More.

FCC schedules demonstration of online inspection file interface

Monday, July 9 by Jordan

From an FCC press release - 7/6/12 On July 17, 2012, the FCC will conduct a public demonstration of the database it has developed to host the online public inspection file for television... Read More.

MBA joins other State Associations to challenge online public file ruling

Friday, June 15 by Jordan

The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association and forty-five other State Broadcasters Associations joined in Comments challenging, before the FCC and the Office of Management and Budget, the Commission's new requirement that television stations... Read More.

Stories tagged with: file

FCC Extends Public File Deadlines Yet Again, and Adds LMS Filings to the Mix

SBAs file FCC comments disputing regulatory fee schedule

State broadcasters file comments opposing Form 395-B reinstatement

New online public file for radio AND television – June 24

SBAs/NAB help shape online radio public file rules

Associations comment on online public file for radio

Deadline to file Annual EEO Report – December 1

Online Public File for TV Launches and Stations Need to Adapt

FCC schedules demonstration of online inspection file interface

MBA joins other State Associations to challenge online public file ruling

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