FCC Suspends Biennial Ownership Report Filing Until 2027

FCC Suspends Ownership Report Requirement

As the Federal Communications Commission pledges to relieve media companies of “unnecessary regulatory burdens,” it has paused one report filing flagged by several prominent voices in the industry. The FCC’s Media Bureau announced Tuesday that the requirement for broadcast stations to file biennial ownership reports has been waived for the next 18 months. Previously, licenses of commercial and noncommercial radio stations had to file the reports…

FCC Suspends Biennial Ownership Report Filing Until 2027

Radio broadcasters are getting their first sweeping regulatory reprieve under "Delete, Delete, Delete" this week as the FCC announced a suspension of its biennial ownership report filing requirement until 2027, ticking a box on the NAB's deregulatory wish list.