Notice 1 Apr 2025 regulation, copyright, broadcasting, media, copyright royalty board, cable royalties

💰Comments Requested on Distribution of Cable Royalty Funds

The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Allocation Phase Parties for partial distribution of 2022 cable royalty funds.

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Proposed Rule 24 Mar 2025 compliance, regulations, small business, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, fcc, radio, communications equipment, broadcasting, television, media

📡FCC Proposes Broadcasting Rule Updates Impacting Compliance Requirements

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) seeks comment on several proposed updates to broadcast radio and TV rules to better reflect current application processing requirements, clarify ambiguity, and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems. Such action ensures that the Commission's rules are accurate, reducing potential confusion among the public, applicants, licensees, and practitioners, and alleviating unnecessary burdens.

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Rule 7 Mar 2025 telecommunications, fcc, wyoming, radio, radio broadcasting, media, tribal allotment

📻FCC Allocates FM Channel 260C0 to Ethete, Wyoming

This document amends the Table of FM Allotments, of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by allotting FM Channel 260C0 at Ethete, Wyoming, as a Tribal Allotment. The staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 260C0 can be allotted to Ethete, Wyoming, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, with a site restriction of 42 km (26 miles) north of the community. The reference coordinates are 43- 22-25 NL and 108-36-28 WL.

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Notice 24 Feb 2025 regulations, fcc, radio, broadcasting, media, community, license

📻FCC Notice on Radio Broadcasting License Changes

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a notice regarding AM and FM proposals to change their community of license. Applicants have filed for modifications, and the Media Bureau will notify these filings in the Federal Register, providing further details on the application process and related requirements.

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Proposed Rule 21 Feb 2025 regulation, new mexico, fcc, broadcasting, television, media

📺FCC Proposes Television Broadcasting Rule Changes in New Mexico

In this document, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by TV-49, Inc. (TV-49 or Petitioner), the permittee of an unbuilt full power television station KKAB, channel 12, Silver City, New Mexico (Station or KKAB). Petitioner requests an amendment of the Table of TV Allotments (table) to delete channel 12 at Silver City and substitute channel 12 at Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (Truth or Consequences), consistent with the technical parameters set forth in the Petition, as amended. The Petitioner further requests modification of its construction permit to specify Truth or Consequences as its community of license.

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