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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert…
This is BDR Newsletter 819, Volume 16, #39 for April 30, 2025

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE, FILE, FILE, FILE
The deadline for reply comments on 25-133, known as the Delete, Delete, Delete inquiry, has received over 11,700 comments from the NAB, SBAs, consultants, and individuals. Staff will read them all, so we may not see action immediately. But, it is clear broadcasters have concerns and were willing to let the FCC know!

Last Thursday, we discussed some of the most important points, including EAS, LPFMs, 3rd Adjacent powers, and more. You can see the video here. Did you know we archive the Thursday videos? Take a look. Subscribe to the channel. And, yes, there is an index so you can check out the topics.

ABOUT THOSE FCC SERVERS
Virtually anyone who has tried to file something (especially the day of an NPT, for example) or search the FCC site has noticed that often the servers are overwhelmed and you just cannot complete what you need to do. The NAB has not only noticed, but in the Reply Comments for the DDD has asked the Commission to solve several problems (missing files or references to CDBS, for example), increase server capacity when needed, and assign employees to answer questions and resolve issues. This is a good effort and all should support it.

SOME FEES GOING UP
Inflation has led the FCC to increase some fees for various applications. Filed on April 23rd, they will be in effect May 23rd, so if you have a filing in the near future, getting it in now might save a few bucks.

The new FCC application fees order was published in the Federal Register today, so the new fees will take effect on May 23, 2025

GETTING THE RIGHT PRODUCT
Any time you are going to make a purchase of a transmitter, antenna, etc, it is not as simple as calling up the sales guy or sales gal and saying “get me a ….” There are a whole host of things that need to be understood before ordering, lest you spend a lot of money and not get what you really need. Our friend Jeff Welton pops in this week to talk about what you and any sales person need to consider, know, and plan, before making a buy.

the link request is at www.theBDR.net/TLG/