FCC Actions
With 2021 regulatory fees due by 11:59pm Eastern on Friday, September 24, the FCC has opened a website at FCCFees.com where stations can look up the amount they owe, fee codes, and facility identification numbers.
Non-commercial licensees are exempt from paying the regulatory fees if they are not co-owned by the licensee of a commercial station, does not derive income from advertising, and it dependent on support from members of the community served.
The FCC has entered Consent Decrees with three operators over their failure to maintain their public files: Reef Broadcasting’s 1620 WDHP Frederiksted VI, Southern Broadcasting Corporation’s 1330 WENA Yauco PR, and Wittenberg College’s 89.1 WUSO Springfield OH.
AM Changes
Beasley Media Business Talk “Money Talk” 1470 WWNN Pompano Beach FL proposes to remove two of its six towers. WWNN would drop from 50kW day to 35kW and remaining at 2.5kW night. Three of the four towers are specified to be to be used as well in the CP for 980 WHSR Pompano Beach.
Cenla Broadcasting’s Conservative Talk 970 KSYL Alexandria LA seeks to remove one of its two towers utilized for its nighttime array. KSYL will remain at 1kW day, but drop from 1kW night to 120 watts.
Auction 109 Applications
More of the winners of the new 97 signals from FCC Auction 109 have filed the applications for their new signals.
