Tag: FCC
Public TV urges FCC to exempt stations from ATSC 3.0 simulcasting rules
TV broadcasters want the FCC to allow them to use vacant channels for the simulcasts required during ATSC 3.0 rollout.San Francisco station appeals FCC decision threatening its satellite carriage
KMTP used the wrong kind of mail service to submit a request, violating a rule that public broadcasters are asking the FCC ...Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of "unnecessarily burdensome" rules on recruitment and hiring practices ...Pubcasters ask FCC for relief on ATSC broadcast rule
PBS, CPB and APTS argue that for many stations, following the rule is "physically impossible."‘Made Possible By…’ #3: Robert Hilliard on how public media enhances the public
“Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an ...FCC Republicans strike down studio rule that had mixed support from pubmedia
While NPR and others argued the rule was burdensome, some college and community broadcasters argued for its preservation.Las Vegas LPFM sues CPB over denial of grant
The president of Las Vegas Public Radio is asking for punitive damages of $1.7 million as well as other monetary damages.Spectrum repack expenses top $1.75 billion fund
The $2.1 billion total includes $336.6 million requested by 148 public broadcasters.Pubcasters ask FCC to end station ID requirement
Other suggestions included revisiting “what constitutes actionable indecency.”FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become "outdated and ...In aftermath of spectrum auction, even stations that sat out could still benefit
Public broadcasters can still explore channel-sharing options, take advantage of equipment upgrades and plan an investment fund that would help the entire ...Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.Citing threat to low-power FMs, advocacy group asks FCC to rein in AM translators
The Prometheus Radio Project is asking the FCC to reconsider a January ruling.Sale of dozens of noncommercial signals in FCC spectrum auction earns minimum of $1.9 billion
Check out our summary of how the spectrum auction appears to be playing out for public media.FCC revises third-party fundraising proposal to exempt CPB-funded stations
The rule, scheduled for an April 20 vote, would allow public stations to seek waivers if they choose to fundraise for other ...
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