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Public broadcasters caution FCC on proposed changes to emergency alert regulations

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 10, 2023

NPR, Native Public Media and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters shared concerns about the costs and resources it would take for public broadcasters to comply with the proposed rules.

System/Policy

Pubcasters ask FCC for help with boosting cable, satellite carriage

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | October 18, 2022

PBS and America’s Public Television Stations asked the commission to take on obstacles reducing access to public TV channels.

Tech

Public TV asks FCC for flexibility in preserving multicast channels amid ATSC 3.0 transition

By Scott Fybush, Freelance Contributor | February 18, 2022

An FCC loophole is causing problems for stations that want to join marketwide launches of the new broadcast technology.

System/Policy

Public broadcasters ask FCC to update forms with nonbinary gender options

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | October 8, 2021

Law firm Foster Garvey PC has seen “an increasing number of licensees” that have “expressed concerns with the binary options provided to answer the question of gender” on some FCC forms.

System/Policy

New FCC rules spare pubcasters from foreign sponsorship disclosures

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | May 6, 2021

The commission reined in proposed regulations that had sparked concern at NPR and PBS.

System/Policy

Pubcasters urge FCC to offer ‘flexibility’ on proposed foreign government sponsorship rules

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 22, 2021

The FCC has signaled its intent to make broadcasters consistently identify when programs have received financial support from a foreign government.

Tech

Public TV advocates hail FCC ruling on ATSC 3.0

By Scott Fybush, Freelance Contributor | December 18, 2020

The commission is giving noncommercial TV stations a break on several rules and fees, a move that public broadcasters hope will lead to increased datacasting opportunities.

System/Policy

Public TV fights datacasting fees at FCC

By Scott Fybush, Freelance Contributor | September 14, 2020

Advocates are challenging a requirement that stations pay the FCC 5% of revenue from “ancillary or supplementary services,” which they say could hamper adoption of ATSC 3.0.

FCC

Public TV seeks exemption from FCC translator requirement

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | August 26, 2020

The new requirement is “regulatory make-work” that “does not serve any necessary or legitimate purpose,” PBS and America’s Public Television Stations argued.

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