As the FCC prepares to open a filing window in 2021 for new non-commercial FM signals, the agency is opening a comment window on whether to limit the number of applications a single group can apply for to ten just like it did in the last filing window in 2007.
An applicant may file no more than a total of ten applications in the 2021 NCE FM filing window. Furthermore, a party to an application filed in the 2021 NCE FM filing window may hold attributable interests in no more than a total of ten applications filed in the window. If it is determined that any party to an application has an attributable interest in more than ten applications, the Bureau will retain the ten applications that were filed first – based on the date of application receipt – and dismiss all other applications.
The FCC continues to reach consent decrees with operators over missing documents from their online political files. Each of the groups have agreed to admission of liability and compliance plans:
- Forum Communications Inc. licensee of WQXC-FM Allegan MI
- Impact Radio LLC licensee of WBNO-FM Bryan OH, WRCI Three Rivers MI and WLKM-FM Three Rivers MI
- Iron River Community Broadcasting Corporation licensee of WIKB-FM Iron River MI
- Latitude Media LLC licensee of WCZY-FM Mount Pleasant and WMMI Shepherd MI
- Mitten News LLC licensee of WHAK Rogers City, WJML Petoskey, WJNL Kingsley and WWMN Thompsonville MI
- Radiohio Inc. licensee of WBNS and WBNS-FM Columbus OH
- WDLW Radio Inc. licensee of WDLW Lorain OH
- WOBL Radio Inc. licensee of WOBL Oberlin OH
FM Changes
Roy Henderson has reapplied to shift two of his 94.1’s in Texas with the current CPs set to expire today.
