Media Bureau - CDBS

The FCC's Media Bureau is responsible for licensing radio and television broadcast services in the United States. Broadcast stations use CDBS to file forms, requests, and station updates (such as applications, licenses, renewals, EEO and ownership reports) with the Media Bureau. CDBS provides both Electronic Filing and Public Access to filings.

Electronic Filing

Login to file. For instructions on filing with CDBS, consult the User's Guide.
For technical assistance or to report problems, send an email to cdbshelp@fcc.gov, or call 202-418-2662.
For telephone assistance in filling out specific forms:

• Radio Broadcast forms, call: 202-418-2700
• Television Broadcast forms, call: 202-418-1600
• Broadcast, cable, and MVPD EEO forms, call: 202-418-1450
• Broadcast Ownership Reports, call: 202-418-1625

Filing Tools:

• FRN Manager -- Associate an FRN with a Facility ID, using an FRN already authorized for the facility

Public Access

CDBS Public Access provides searching for information about broadcast stations and applications and related filings. For detailed instructions on using Public Access, see the User's Guide for Public Access.

• Station Search -- Information about a station
• Application Search -- Information about a specific application or filing.
• EEO Search -- Information about Broadcast, Cable, and MVPD EEO filings.
• Ownership Search -- Information about Station Ownership Structure
• Antenna Search -- Information about standard antenna patterns
• Database Download -- Download portions of the CDBS Database

Alternatively, the detailed output options in the AM, FM, and TV Queries contain links to CDBS for individual stations and applications.

File These Forms

The following FCC Forms must use CDBS to file:

301	Construction Permit For Commercial Broadcast Station
301-CA	Application for Authority to Make Changes in a Class A Television Broadcast Station
302-CA	Application For Class A Television Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License
302-DTV	Application For Digital Television Broadcast Station License
302-FM	Application For FM Broadcast Station License
302-TV	Application For Television Broadcast Station License
303-S	Application For Renewal of Broadcast Station License
314	Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License
315	Application For Consent To Transfer Control Of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License
316	Application For Consent To Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License Or To Transfer Control Of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License
317	Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report For Digital Television Stations
318	Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station
319	Application for Low Power FM Broadcast Station License
323	Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations
323-E	Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Stations
337	Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital Television Broadcast Station
340	Construction Permit For Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station
346	Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station
347	Application For A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station License
349	Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In An FM Translator Or FM Booster Station
350	Application For An FM Translator Or FM Booster Station License
381	Pre-Election Certification Form
382	First Round Election Form
383	First Round Conflict Decision
384	Second Round Election Form
395-A	Cable Television Annual Employment Report
395-B	Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report
396	Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Report
396-A	Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report
396-C	Multi-Channel Video Program Distributor EEO Program Annual Report

The following additional official forms or informal forms (***) are available to file through CDBS:

345	Application For Transfer Of Control Of A Corporate Licensee Or Permittee, Or for Assignment Of License Or Permit Of TV Or FM Translator Station Or Low Power Television Station
***	Change in Official Mailing Address for Broadcast Station
***	Consummation Notice
***	Silent STA / Notification of Suspension / Resumption of Operations / Extension of STA Request
***	STA Engineering Request / STA Legal Request / Extension of STA Request

                Last updated February 28, 2006