HARRY C. MARTIN

In three separate actions the FCC has moved to standardize or expand reporting requirements relating to the public interest obligations of TV broadcasters.

After five years of study, the FCC has adopted rules requiring all television stations to accommodate the needs of the visually-impaired audience.Stations

The FCC has adopted procedures for the forced removal of TV broadcast auxiliaries from the 1990- to 2025MHz band, and it has taken back the new broadcast

Senator John McCain has introduced a bill that would bring back “tax certificates” for those who sell communications companies, including broadcast stations, to qualified small businesses.

This year the FCC will continue its push towards a full DTV transition. The most immediate concerns for TV broadcasters are as follows: Buildout and PSIP

Proponents of DTS claim that broadcasters can use it to overcome DTV signal delivery problems

In addition to providing closed captions in digital, stations must still offer them in analog

A new FCC ownership reporting system goes into effect Nov. 1. The current plan is for all commercial licensees along with a variety of broadcast owners

Nondiscrimination provisions could be applied to all media advertising.

The FCC revamped its rules and related forms for reporting the ownership of commercial broadcast stations. All commercial stations, including previously-exempt

Just before Thanksgiving, the FCC issued a comprehensive order authorizing unlicensed devices on TV frequencies.

A digital translator can bolster DTV coverage

Stations that selected option two from the NAB's consumer education plan menu must continue to air at least one of the following per day until the transition

As part of its effort to clear all broadcast operations out of the 700MHz band on or before the Feb. 17, 2009, DTV transition, the FCC has imposed a freeze

Two small Western-state TV stations have notified the FCC that they plan on moving from Nevada and Wyoming to Delaware and New Jersey, where they would

While the final transition date has long been set at Feb. 17, 2009, some stations may want to terminate their analog operations before then. For stations

The FCC has announced a major overhaul of the quarterly issues and programs list requirement for TV station licensees. New form requirements Instead of

If Congress passes the MORA, the Fairness Doctrine could be reimposed.

With the Feb. 17, 2009, digital TV transition date approaching, the FCC recently adopted rules designed to ensure that cable subscribers who receive analog-only

Wireless use of vacant TV white space is on the horizon. The principal remaining issues include whether portable devices will be authorized in white space