FCC Staff Gets NAB Input on Notice Options
FCC staff asked NAB if broadcasters would support on-air application notice rules requiring one announcement per week for four weeks between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. even if some additional announcements were required. That's per a filing posted in docket…
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17-264 Tuesday on a Saturday call between NAB and Media Bureau Audio Division Chief Albert Shuldiner. NAB wouldn’t object to additional announcements if the flexible timing were retained. Staff also asked for NAB input on requiring online notices to be available via a tab on a station’s homepage instead of on the homepage itself. “Some broadcasters expressed concerns about a tab option, stating that their current website design does not involve the use of tabs at the top of the home page,” NAB said. Others “stated that they would find the tab option less burdensome.” NAB “would not object to an approach that could provide broadcasters with reasonable flexibility while still meeting the Commission’s goal.”