Radio, Small Cable Must Comply With Online Public File Rules by March 1
Radio stations and small cable systems that hadn’t before been covered by all FCC online public file rules will have to begin complying starting March 1, the Media Bureau said in a reminder public notice in Monday’s Daily Digest. The…
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deadline applies to all noncommercial radio stations, commercial radio stations in the top 50 markets with fewer than five employees, commercial radio stations outside the top 50, and cable systems with between 1,000 and 5,000 subscribers. Other radio stations and cable carriers with more subscribers already must comply. After March 1, the radio and cable systems affected must place new political file items in the online public file. “These entities are not required to upload political files placed in their public file prior to March 1, 2018; however, they are required to retain those documents until the end of the two-year retention period,” the reminder said.