← FCC Federal Register rules

Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services

broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2016-04-04 · Effective 2016-05-04 · 81 FR 19432

Document

Document number
2016-04838
Federal Register citation
81 FR 19432
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2016-04-04
Effective date
2016-05-04
FCC docket
MB Docket Nos. 07-294, 10-103, MD Docket No. 10-234

Abstract

In this document, the Commission refines the collection of data reported on FCC Form 323, Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, and FCC Form 323-E, Ownership Report for Noncommercial Broadcast Stations. Specifically, the Commission implements a Restricted Use FRN (RUFRN) within the Commission's Registration System (CORES) that individuals may use solely for the purpose of broadcast ownership report filings; eliminates the availability of the Special Use FRN (SUFRN) for broadcast station ownership reports, except in very limited circumstances; prescribes revisions to Form 323-E that conform reporting for noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast stations more closely to those for commercial stations; and makes a number of significant changes to its reporting requirements that reduce the filing burdens on broadcasters, streamline the process, and improve data quality. These enhancements will enable the Commission to obtain data reflecting a more useful, accurate, and thorough assessment of minority and female broadcast station ownership in the United States while reducing certain filing burdens.

Source

Authoritative
Federal Register document
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown