FCC EXTENDS DEADLINE TO
FILE 2011 BIENNIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTS FOR COMMERCIAL STATIONS UNTIL
DECEMBER 1, 2011
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In an order released today,
the FCC’s Media Bureau extended the deadline to file the 2011 biennial
broadcast ownership report for commercial stations (FCC Form 323) from
November 1, 2011 through December 1, 2011. The 30-day
extension was adopted to provide licensees of commercial full-power AM, FM,
TV and LPTV stations (including Class A stations), and entities holding
attributable interests in these licensees, with “adequate time” to prepare
the form, according to the Media Bureau. The requirement that a filer’s
FCC Form 323 contain information current as of October 1, 2011
remains unchanged. Noncommercial licensees do not file biennial
ownership reports on a common date, but continue to submit these reports
every other year on the anniversary of the due date for the filing of their
station’s renewal application. As was the case in 2009 for
the initial biennial filings submitted on the revised commercial ownership
report form, each entity or individual identified in the report must have a
unique FCC Registration Number (FRN) in order to complete the filing. Should you have any
questions regarding the preparation and submission of the commercial biennial
ownership reports, please contact any attorney in our office. August 23, 2011 |
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