Legal – New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters

FCC Extends Deadline for Sage Customers

Tuesday, November 7 by Ed Brouder

(November 28, 2023) - The FCC has extended an EAS firmware upgrade deadline by 90 days (until March 11, 2024) but only for stations that are existing customers of Sage Alerting Systems. Users of other manufacturers equipment must still comply with the original December... Read More.

December 1 Deadlines Approach

Monday, October 30 by Ed Brouder

(October 30) - The Federal Communications Commission reminds that December 1, 2023 is the deadline to place EEO Public File Reports in Public Inspection Files and on station Internet websites for all nonexempt radio and television stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts,... Read More.

Hold the date: Wednesday, October 4

Monday, August 7 by Ed Brouder

New Hampshire broadcasters should mark their calendars for two significant events on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. That's the day of NHAB's annual convention and Granite Mikes Award ceremony at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord (look elsewhere in this site for details). On... Read More.

2023 EAS Operating Handbook Available

Friday, February 17 by Ed Brouder

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations require all broadcast properties to have a copy of the Emergency Alert System Operating Handbook posted at each station control point. The 2023 edition is available for download here, or directly from the FCC website (near the... Read More.

NAB Monitoring DOJ Lawsuit Against Google

Wednesday, January 25 by Tracy Caruso

The National Association of Broadcasters says it is monitoring a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday accusing Alphabet’s Google... Read More.

Form 1 Deadline Looms

Friday, January 6 by Ed Brouder

The clock is ticking for all radio and television stations to submit their annual Form One filings on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) EAS Test Reporting System portal (ETRS). Data that needs to be entered includes routine licensing information like FCC registration... Read More.

Lowest Unit Charge Kicks in July 30

Friday, June 24 by Ed Brouder

Political season is already on us, even though New Hampshire's state primaries aren't until September 13. As you'll see in the June issue of Antenna, New Hampshire broadcasters must implement their lowest unit charge for candidate advertising between July 30 and September 13. The... Read More.

FCC To Bring Back EEO Reports

Wednesday, August 25 by Ed Brouder

Broadcast stations may soon have to begin gathering data they haven't collected for 20 years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reinstating rules on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) data. The sex, race and ethnicity information was a bothersome, but required, annual submission from... Read More.

EEO Webinar – March 24

Wednesday, March 3 by Ed Brouder

Even in this most unusual time, the FCC has continued to enforce its EEO rules, reviewing a station’s compliance both in connection with its license renewal and through periodic audits. Stations still need to engage in wide dissemination... Read More.

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