Dates and events you need to know
FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: Dec. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Location: FCC Headquarters, Room TW-C30S
Among the topics to be discussed at the meeting is digital closed captioning and video description.
For more information, visit: www.fcc.gov.
FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council meeting
Date: Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. EST
Location: FCC Meeting Room TW-C305
For more information, visit http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/advisory/csric/.
DTS waiver policy proposal deadline
Date: Dec. 14
The FCC will accept proposals for waivers of its distributed transmission system
policy to let stations use DTS if it lets them continue serving analog viewers in areas
that otherwise would lose digital television service.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
FCC Open Meeting
Date: Dec. 16
Location: Washington, D.C.
The commission has scheduled a status report on the National Broadband Plan for the meeting’s tentative agenda.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
2009 Biennial filing deadline for revised broadcast ownership Form 323
Filing Deadline: Jan. 11
Broadcast licensees are required to file the revised FCC Form 323 broadcast
ownership report no later than Dec. 15, 2009. According to the bureau, it plans to
post online frequently asked questions and answers regarding the new report. Questions regarding the form can be sent to Form323@fcc.gov. For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
SCBA Winter Convention
Date: Jan. 14-15, 2010
Location: South Carolina Broadcasters Association will hold its winter
convention at the Embassy Suites, in Columbia, SC.
For more information, visit http://www.scba.net/.
NRB 2010 Expo
Date: Feb.27-March 2, 2010
Location: Nashville, TN
The National Religious Broadcasters will hold its annual convention and exposition in Nashville.
For more information, visit http://nrb.org/.
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Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo
Date: March 2-3, 2010
Location: Lansing Center, Lansing, MI
For more information, visit http://www.michmab.com/conferences/glbc_2010.html.
NAB 2010
Date: April 12-15
Location: Las Vegas, NV
For more information, visit www.nabshow.com.