1. CBS' James Brown to Be Honored at NAB Show New York
Three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster James Brown will receive the 2023 NAB Distinguished Service Award during the NAB Marconi Awards Dinner, brought to you by Xperi, on October 25 at NAB Show New York.
🎫 Purchase your tickets and tables before they sell out and join us in honoring Brown for his outstanding service to the broadcast industry and local communities.
Hear from the broadcasting legend and host of "The NFL Today" on CBS in a special one-on-one session with NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt during the Broadcast Content Summit.
Don't miss out on the celebration ? Register now for NAB Show New York.
2. Washington Insights on the Podcast
🎙? NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeytshares his insights on 100 years of broadcasting in America, details upcoming broadcast-centric activities in Washington and looks back with host Josh Miely at 200 episodes of The NAB Podcast.
3. Learn the Conscious Equality Framework for Your DEI Strategy
NAB's Diversity Speaks webinar series shares information to build and execute effective DEI strategies and promote an equitable and diverse workforce in the broadcasting industry that is reflective of today's world.
👩🏽? Craggs will go through her unique four-part Conscious Equality framework, which she developed using key insights gathered from two decades of global social justice work across multiple sectors.
4. FCC Provides Additional Instructions for Submitting Regulatory Fees
The FCC has issued a fact sheet that provides guidance targeted to broadcasters and other media licensees that owe annual regulatory fees, which are due no later than September 20, 2023.
The fact sheet specifies which media licensees must pay the fees, required fee amounts for various categories of media licensees and instructions for obtaining fee amounts for individual stations, and eligibility for exemption from the fees.
The FCC also provides directions for paying the fees through the Commission Registration System (CORES). The use of CORES is mandatory. Payments not submitted by the due date are subject to a 25% late payment penalty.
For additional information, broadcasters should review the FCCs regulatory fee order, which addressed NAB's longstanding position that the FCC's regulatory fee methodology unfairly forces broadcasters to subsidize work performed on behalf of other industries.
The FCC has started to remedy this inequity by reallocating a portion of its costs to the industries that benefit directly from the work performed by the FCC, resulting in significantly lower fees for most broadcasters, with fee reductions ranging from 5% to more than 40% for some stations.
5. Local Broadcasters Uncover Corruption
Local TV and radio stations' investigative news units work tirelessly to uncover government corruption, question those in power and ensure consumers have a powerful voice.
Read more about what local stations across the country have recently investigated in their communities, from contaminated water to protection for coal miners, here.
We share these stories of broadcasters' incredible service in their communities with members of Congress. Send us your stories so we can amplify them and show lawmakers your indispensable work.
6. Nationwide EAS Test Planned for October 4
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system (EAS) at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
Broadcasters should take certain steps in advance of the test. Most importantly, confirm that your EAS equipment, software and firmware are upgraded to their most recent versions.
📖 Broadcasters should also review the EAS Operating Handbook for next steps related to the test alert, ensure that your EAS equipment is configured to monitor the EAS sources indicated in your State EAS Plan and ensure that your EAS equipment clocks are synchronized to the official time.
All participating broadcasters must submit certain filings in the Commission's EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS). The next deadline is September 15, 2023. More information on how to access ETRS, the reporting deadlines and other important information regarding the test can be found here.
7. Must Carry/Retransmission Consent Election Deadline
All commercial and noncommercial television stations are required to place a carriage election statement stating whether they elect retransmission consent or must carry on cable and satellite in their online public files (OPIF) on or before October 1, 2023.
Stations that are changing their elections with respect to a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) must also email the affected MVPD and the Commission and attach that email to the statement they upload into OPIF.
The FCC Media Bureau recently released a reminder to commercial and noncommercial broadcasters of their upcoming requirement to file their 2023 ownership reports.
The window for filing ownership reports will open on October 2, 2023, and all reports must be submitted by December 1, 2023.
Questions? Contact the NAB Legal department at (866) 682-0276 or legal@nab.org.
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