FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MASS MEDIA SERVICES APPLICATION FEE FILING GUIDE FOR o COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS o COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS o COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS o FM TRANSLATOR STATIONS o TV TRANSLATORS AND LPTV STATIONS o FM BOOSTER STATIONS o TV BOOSTER STATIONS o MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE This is an unofficial compilation of the radio services and requests for FCC actions that are subject to fees. The public should consult the Commission's Rules as set out in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for application filing requirements. Further information on fees may be obtained at Part 1, Subpart G of the CFR or in the Commission's official decision implementing the Congressional Schedule of Charges. This decision is published in the FCC Record or may be purchased from the Commission's current copy contractor. September 2000 Edition PART A IMPORTANT CHANGE NOTICE FOR APPLICANTS/LICENSEES WHO SUBMIT FEEABLE FILINGS The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is instituting a new system entitled, "Commission Registration System" (CORES). CORES is how you provide the FCC with basic information about your entity. Each entity doing business with the FCC is required to provide and maintain a current official address that the FCC can use to contact you. The address you provide for your entity contact will be used to mail important FCC-related information. A 10-digit FCC Registration Number (FRN) will be assigned to an entity registering with the FCC. The entity that you register will have a unique FRN that is used to identify each entity's business dealings with the FCC. The FCC will use the FRN to determine if all of an entity's fees have been paid. You are encouraged to register through the FCC's Internet CORES web site as soon as you expect to do business with the FCC. This way, you will be ready to access any of the electronic licensing systems without having to go through the registration process at the time you submit an application. The FCC began accepting Registration Numbers after July 19, 2000, on the newly revised FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice), dated February 2000, to assure proper credit of fee payments. The FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) has been revised to accept payer and applicant FCC Registration Numbers (FRN). The Commission will continue to accept FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice), dated July 1997, without an FRN until further notice. The use of the FRN is voluntary. However, we strongly recommend that you obtain your registration number to process all payments to the Commission. To obtain a Registration Number: ? Register at www.fcc.gov and click on the CORES Registration link. ? File FCC Form 160, (CORES Registration) which is included in this package. You may obtain the form at http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html or by calling the FCC's Form Distribution Center at 1-800-418-FORM [3676]. You may also pick up the form at the Commission in room TWB200. Mailing instructions are found on the form. To obtain a revised FCC Form 159: ? A revised Remittance Advice 159 is included in this package. ? Go to http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html. ? Call the FCC's Form Distribution Center at 1-800-418-Form [3676]. ? Pick up the form at the Commission in room TWB200. If you were registered in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Universal Licensing System (ULS) and your registration included all the information we needed to issue a Registration Number, we pre-registered you and mailed you your FRN in a letter in late July 2000. You may check CORES to determine if you were automatically pre-registered. If you have not registered electronically for an FRN, you may submit your manual application for a Registration Number by filing a CORES Registration Form (FCC Form 160) with your filing and payment. You will receive a confirmation letter from the FCC through the U.S. Postal Service mail. Application filings that are nonfeeable should be accompanied by CORES Certification Form (FCC Form 162) until individual Bureau forms are re-printed to accommodate the Registration Number. FCC FORM 159 - REMITTANCE ADVICE FORM The FCC Form 159, Remittance Advice, has been revised. The newly revised FCC Form 159 is dated February 2000. This form is a multi-purpose form that must accompany payment to the Federal Communications Commission for Regulatory Fees, Processing Fees, Fines, Forfeitures, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) billings or any other debt due to the FCC. The information on this form is collected and stored in a database to ensure credit of full payment of monies due, to expedite any refunds due, and to service public inquiries. The form must be used when paying for application fees and regulatory fees. Please refer to Part B and/or C of this guide for specific form requirements. A copy of this form, with specific instructions, is attached and may be used to submit fees. Reproduced forms are acceptable. FCC Form 159C is a remittance advice continuation sheet that must be used when paying for more than two call signs in a single filing or when paying for multiple applicants in a single filing. Each call sign and/or applicant must be listed separately on the FCC Form 159/FCC Form 159C. Please refer to the relevant Bureau/Office Fee Filing Guide for the service you are requesting. The Office of Engineering and Technology, Equipment Approval Branch, does not permit multiple filings. METHOD OF PAYMENT (DO NOT SEND CASH) Payment of fees may be made by check, bank draft, money order, credit card or wire transfer. If paying by check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer, your remittance must be denominated in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. financial institution and made payable to "FCC." Applicants located in foreign countries should contact their local bank to determine what U.S. financial institution their bank is affiliated with that will allow a transfer of funds. Please keep in mind that there may be an additional fee added from the transferring bank for this service. No postdated, altered or third party checks will be accepted. No checks will be accepted for processing if older than six months. Payment of fees, fines, and other debts may also be made by electronic payment. There are two types of electronic payments available. The first type is designed specifically for larger corporations capable of CPU/CPU communication. Under this method, the payer bank wires funds directly to the Commission's lockbox bank. As with cash payments, the funds must be wired from an U.S. financial institution. The second type is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. Under this method, the lockbox bank is given authority to withdraw funds from the customer's bank account. Authorization can be transmitted by a personal computer or by calling a toll-free number. To obtain more information about electronic payment and how it works, please contact the Credit & Debt Management Group at (202) 418-1995. NONFEEABLE APPLICATIONS All nonfeeable applications filed in Washington, DC must be filed directly with the Secretary's Office, Room TWB204, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please see the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Fee Filing Guide for instructions concerning filing nonfeeable applications for wireless services. FEE EXEMPT APPLICATIONS Please check the appropriate block on your application, and if you have not previously done so, provide the proper documentation, as required, to certify that your application is fee exempt. 47 CFR, Part 1, Section 1.1114 of the Commission's rules explains who qualifies as fee exempt. MANAGING DIRECTOR DECISIONS Requests for waivers, fee determinations, reconsiderations, applications for review, deferments, and specific refund requests are referred directly to the Office of the Managing Director. Each request is forwarded to the Office of General Counsel for review and legal determination. 47 CFR, Part 1, Sections 1.1113, 1.1114 & 1.1117 govern the Commission's policy in these instances. The requester will receive written notification of the Managing Director's decision. These decisions are published monthly and are placed in FCC Docket 86-285. All such requests must be submitted in writing to: Managing Director Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW, Room 1A625 Washington, DC 20554 WAIVERS, FEE DETERMINATIONS, AND DEFERRALS PROCESS The required filing fee must be paid for the service requested using the normal process. All requests for waivers, and fee determinations are filed directly with the Managing Director in Washington, DC. Deferrals of fees are also filed in Washington, DC, and have a limit of up to six months with good cause. REFUND PROCESS Routine refund requests are handled by the appropriate Bureau/Office. When a Bureau/Office determines that a refund is warranted, it is forwarded to the Office of the Managing Director, Credit & Debt Management Group for processing. The Credit & Debt Management Group (CDMG) handles all approved refund requests. The refund process usually takes four (4) weeks depending upon the complexity of the request. Once a request has been reviewed and processed by CDMG, it is forwarded to the U.S. Treasury in San Francisco, California where a check is issued to the payer of the remittance. For further information on return or refund of charges, refer to 47 CFR, Part 1, Section 1.1113 of the Commission's rules. MAILING INSTRUCTIONS Parties hand-delivering applications or filings may receive dated receipt copies of the application or filing from the acceptance clerk at the time of delivery. Receipts will be provided for mail-in applications or filings if an extra copy of the application or filing is provided along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Only one piece of paper per application will be stamped for receipt purposes. A "stamp and receipt" copy must be placed on top of the original package and clearly identified as a return copy. When delivering feeable applications by hand or by courier, use the following address: Federal Communications Commission, c/o Mellon Bank, Three Mellon Bank Center, 525 William Penn Way, 27th Floor, Room 153-2713, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15259-0001 (Attention: Wholesale Lockbox Shift Supervisor). This address is for hand or courier delivery only. DO NOT use it for mailing applications. When using the address, enclose the application package in an inner envelope marked with the correct Post Office Box number. See the relevant Bureau/Office Fee Filing Guide for the correct Post Office Box number. QUESTIONS If you have questions regarding your application and/or fee, you may call toll free the FCC's Consumer Center at 1-888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322). For information on CORES call the CORES Administrator at 1-877-480- 3201. MASS MEDIA SERVICES Parties seeking Commission authority to construct a new broadcast station; to make changes in authorized facilities; to initially obtain, renew or assign a broadcast station license; or to transfer control of a broadcast station license, must submit a written application to the Commission. Generally, the form for such application is prescribed by the Commission so as to elicit the information necessary for it to determine whether the applicant possesses the qualifications to be or remain a broadcast licensee and whether a grant of the application would serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS A commercial television station is any UHF or VHF station, other than those classified by the FCC as non-commercial educational stations. Class A commercial television stations are included in the commercial television category. COMMERCIAL AM/FM RADIO STATIONS A commercial radio station is any AM or FM radio station, other than those stations which would qualify as non-commercial educational stations. FM TRANSLATORS An FM translator station retransmits the signals of an FM radio broadcast station or another FM broadcast translator station without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude for the purpose of providing FM reception to the general public. TV TRANSLATORS AND LPTV STATIONS TV translators are stations operated in the broadcast services for the purposes of retransmitting the programs and signals of a television broadcast station, without significantly altering any characteristic of the original signal other than its frequency and amplitude, for the purpose of providing television reception to the general public. A low power TV (LPTV) station may retransmit the programs and signals of a TV broadcast station and may originate programming and/or operate as a subscription service. FM/TV BOOSTER STATIONS FM broadcast booster stations operate for the sole purpose of retransmitting the signals of an FM radio broadcast station by amplifying and reradiating such signals without significantly altering any characteristic of the incoming signal other than its amplitude. Only permittees and licensees of primary FM broadcast stations may apply for FM broadcast booster station authorizations. Similarly, TV broadcast booster stations provide a means whereby only the permittee or licensee of a full service television broadcast station may retransmit the programs and signals of its primary station to areas of low signal strength in any region within the primary TV station's Grade B contour. MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE The multipoint distribution service is a domestic public radio service that provides a wide range of two-way or one-way services to a variety of users in either digital or analog modulation on microwave frequencies from a fixed station transmitting (usually in an omnidirectional pattern) to multiple receiving facilities located at fixed points. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS Part B TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $3,385.00/ MVT Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT 301-CA & application Mass Media Services 159 P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 MINOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $755.00/ MPT Federal Communications Commission 301-CA & application Mass Media Services 159 P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 MAIN STUDIO REQUEST 159 & $755.00/ MPT Federal Communications Commission corres. request Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 NEW LICENSE 1 302-TV & $230.00/ MJT Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services 302-CA & P.O. Box 358165 159 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 LICENSE RENEWAL 303-S & 159 $135.00/ MGT Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 LICENSE ASSIGNMENT 314 & 159 $755.00/station MPT * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDT * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 TRANSFER OF CONTROL 315 & 159 $755.00/station MPT * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDT * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 HEARING (New and major/minor 159 & $9,020.00/ MWT Federal Communications Commission change comparative construction corres. application Mass Media Services permit hearings) P.O. Box 358170 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5170 CALL SIGN 2 380 & 159 $75.00/ MBT Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS (continued) TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGT Federal Communications Commission 4 AUTHORITY 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 PETITION FOR RULEMAKING 301 & 159/ $2,090.00/ MRT See Footnote 5 FOR NEW COMMUNITY OF 302-TV & petition LICENSE 5 159 OWNERSHIP REPORT 6 323 & 159/ $50.00/ MAT * Federal Communications Commission 159 & station Mass Media Services corres. P.O. Box 358180 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5180 COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $3,010.00/ MUR Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 MINOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $755.00/ MPR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 MAIN STUDIO REQUEST 159 & $755.00/ MPR Federal Communications Commission corres. request Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 NEW LICENSE 7 302-AM & $495.00/ MMR Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 AM DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA 8 302-AM & $570.00/ MOR Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 AM REMOTE CONTROL 9 301 & 159 $50.00/ MAR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS (continued) TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS LICENSE RENEWAL 303-S & 159 $135.00/ MGR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 LICENSE ASSIGNMENT 314 & 159 $755.00/station MPR * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDR * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 TRANSFER OF CONTROL 315 & 159 $755.00/station MPR * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDR * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 HEARING (New and major/minor 159 & $9,020.00/ MWR Federal Communications Commission change comparative construction corres. application Mass Media Services permit hearings) P.O. Box 358170 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5170 CALL SIGN 2 380 &159 $75.00/ MBR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGR Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORITY 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 OWNERSHIP REPORT 6 323 & 159/ $50.00/ MAR * Federal Communications Commission 159 & station Mass Media Services corres. P.O. Box 358180 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5180 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $2,710.00/ MTR Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195 MINOR CHANGE 301 & 159 $755.00/ MPR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195 MAIN STUDIO REQUEST 159 & $755/ MPR Federal Communications Commission corres. request Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh,, PA 15251-5195 NEW LICENSE 10 302-FM & $155.00/ MHR Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195 FM DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA 8 302-FM & $475.00/ MLR Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195 LICENSE RENEWAL 303-S & $135.00/ MGR Federal Communications Commission 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 LICENSE ASSIGNMENT 314 & 159 $755.00/station MPR * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDR * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 TRANSFER OF CONTROL 315 & 159 $755.00/station MPR * Federal Communications Commission (long form) Mass Media Services 316 & 159 $110.00/station MDR * P.O. Box 358350 (short form) Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 HEARING (New and major/minor 159 & $9,020.00/ MWR Federal Communications Commission change comparative construction corres. application Mass Media Services permit hearings) P.O. Box 358170 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5170 CALL SIGN 2 380 &159 $75.00/ MBR Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS (continued) TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGR Federal Communications Commission 4 AUTHORITY 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358195 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195 PETITION FOR RULEMAKING 301 & 159/ $2,090.00/ MRR See Footnote 11 FOR NEW COMMUNITY OF 302-FM & petition LICENSE OR HIGHER 159 CLASS CHANNEL 11 OWNERSHIP REPORT 6 323 & 159/ $50.00/ MAR * Federal Communications Commission 159 & station Mass Media Services corres. P.O. Box 358180 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5180 FM TRANSLATORS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 349 & 159 $570.00/ MOF Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 NEW LICENSE 10 350 & 159 $115.00/ MEF Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 LICENSE RENEWAL 303-S & 159 $50.00/ MAF Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358190 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5190 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGF Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORIZATION 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 LICENSE ASSIGNMENT 345 & 159/ $110.00/station MDF * Federal Communications Commission 314 & 159/ Mass Media Services 316 & 159 P.O. Box 358350 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 TRANSFER OF CONTROL 345 & 159/ $110.00/station MDF * Federal Communications Commission 315 & 159/ Mass Media Services 316 & 159 P.O. Box 358350 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. TV TRANSLATORS AND LPTV STATIONS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 346 & 159 $570.00/ MOL Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 NEW LICENSE 12 347 & 159 $115.00/ MEL Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 LICENSE RENEWAL 303-S & 159 $50.00/ MAL * Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358165 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGL Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORIZATION 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 LICENSE ASSIGNMENT 345 & 159/ $110.00/station MDL * Federal Communications Commission 314 & 159/ Mass Media Services 316 & 159 P.O. Box 358350 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 TRANSFER OF CONTROL 345 & 159/ $110.00/station MDL * Federal Communications Commission 315 & 159/ Mass Media Services 316 & 159 P.O. Box 358350 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5350 FM BOOSTER STATIONS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 349 & 159 $570.00/ MOF Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 NEW LICENSE 350 & 159 $115.00/ MEF Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGF Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORIZATION 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358200 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5200 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. TV BOOSTER STATIONS TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS NEW OR MAJOR CHANGE 346 & 159 $570.00/ MOF Federal Communications Commission CONSTRUCTION PERMIT application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 NEW LICENSE 347 & 159 $115.00/ MEF Federal Communications Commission application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $135.00/ MGF Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORIZATION 3 corres. application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358185 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5185 MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (including multichannel MDS) TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS CONDITIONAL LICENSE 304 & 159 $210.00/ CJM Federal Communications Commission 331 & 159 station Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 MAJOR MODIFICATION OF 304 & 159 $210.00/ CJM Federal Communications Commission CONDITIONAL LICENSES 331 & 159 station Mass Media Services OR LICENSE P.O. Box 358155 AUTHORIZATION Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 CERTIFICATE OF 304-A & $610.00/ CPM * Federal Communications Commission COMPLETION OF 159 channel Mass Media Services CONSTRUCTION P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 LICENSE RENEWAL 405 & 159 $210.00/ CJM Federal Communications Commission station Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER 1. First station on 702 & 159/ $75.00/ CCM Federal Communications Commission Application 704 & 159 station Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 2. Each Additional 702 & 159/ $50.00/ CAM * Federal Communications Commission Station 704 & 159 station Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (continued) TYPE OF APPLICATION FORM # FEE AMOUNT FEE CODE MAILING ADDRESS EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION 701 & 159 $175/ CHM Federal Communications Commission AUTHORIZATION station Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 SPECIAL TEMPORARY 159 & $95.00/ CEM Federal Communications Commission4 AUTHORITY OR REQUEST corres. request Mass Media Services FOR WAIVER OF PRIOR P.O. Box 358155 CONSTRUCTION Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 AUTHORIZATION 3 SIGNAL BOOSTER 1. Application 304 & 159 $70/ CSB Federal Communications Commission 331 & 159 application Mass Media Services P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 2. Certification of 304-A & $70/ CCB Federal Communications Commission Completion of 159 application Mass Media Services Construction P.O. Box 358155 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5155 * Multiples acceptable within the same post office box. FOOTNOTES TO MASS MEDIA SERVICES FEE FILING GUIDE 1 This license covers the facility authorized by, and constructed pursuant to, an outstanding construction permit. A fee will not be charged to obtain a modified station license to reflect a change made that does not require prior authorization from the FCC. 2 Requests for new or modified call sign assignments must be made by using the Commission’s on-line call sign reservation and authorization system via the call sign electronic screens (FCC 380) in accord with Section 73.3550 of the Rules. A fee is not imposed on stations seeking to modify an existing call sign only to the extent of adding or deleting an -FM or -TV suffix. 3 A special temporary authorization (STA) is the authority granted to a permittee or licensee to permit the operation of a radio, television, or microwave broadcast station for a limited period at a specified variance from the terms of the station authorization or requirements of the Commission's Rules applicable to the particular class of station. The STA fee also applies to applicants requesting field test authority, pursuant to Section 73.1515 of the Rules. However, a fee is not imposed on stations seeking to discontinue broadcast operations beyond the initial 30 day period or to extend an existing STA to remain silent. Similarly extensions of STA for displaced LPTV/TV translator stations are not feeable. 4 STA requests may be made by letter to the Commission in accordance with Section 73.1635 of the Rules. The appropriate fee and Form 159 must accompany these requests. However, in cases of emergency, STAs can be requested via telephone followed by a written confirmation request. For these emergency STA requests ONLY, the FCC will bill the requestor to collect the fee. The written confirmation of the emergency STA request should be sent to the Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C. 20554. 5 Television broadcast station permittees and licensees can request through a rulemaking proceeding to amend the Television Table of Allotments to specify a new community of license when the amended allotment would be mutually exclusive with the permittee's or licensee's present assignment. Upon approval of the rulemaking petition and the filing of the minor change or license application needed to effect the change in community of license, the permittee or licensee must file this fee in addition to the fee required for such minor change or license application. The mailing address for filing the rulemaking fee and the requisite minor change or license application is Federal Communications Commission, Mass Media Services, P.O. Box 358165, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5165. 6 Once a year on the anniversary of its station's renewal application filing date, commercial radio and television broadcast station licensees are generally required to submit an annual ownership report. The annual ownership report is the FCC Form 323, or the aggregate Form 323s as the case may be, that is submitted on behalf of the individual AM, FM, or TV broadcast station. When the licensee, however, is a partnership that is composed entirely of natural persons or a sole proprietorship (i.e., the station is licensed to an individual(s)) the annual reporting requirement does not apply. Further, if there has been no change since the last filing of FCC Form 323, a letter may be filed in lieu of a new report, stating that the previously filed report has been examined and is currently accurate and complete. This fee, which is similarly calculated on the basis of the number of stations on whose behalf the annual report is filed, is also required with letter submissions. 7 A fee is not imposed for requests to determine power by the direct method under Section 73.51 of the Rules or for license modifications which may be made without prior authorization from the FCC. 8 A directional antenna is an antenna that is designed or altered for the purpose of obtaining a noncircular radiation pattern. Directional antennas may be employed for the purpose of improving service or for the purpose of using a particular site. This fee must be filed in addition to the fee required for the AM or FM license application. 9 When applying for a remote control authorization in connection with an application for a construction permit to erect a new AM directional antenna or in connection with an application to make modifications to an existing AM directional antenna, subject to the sampling system requirements of Section 76.68 of the Rules, the fee for remote control authorization is in addition to the fee required for the AM construction permit application. 10 This fee is not applicable to any license modification which may be made without prior authorization from the FCC. 11 FM broadcast station permittees and licensees can request through a rulemaking proceeding to amend the FM Table of Allotments to specify a new community of license where the amended allotment would be mutually exclusive with the permittee's or licensee's present assignment. Similarly, FM permittees and licensees can petition for rulemaking to modify their authorizations to another class of channel in the same or another community. The permittee or licensee must file this fee in addition to the fee required for the minor change or license application needed to effect the change. The rulemaking fee is payable at the time of filing such minor change or license application. The mailing address for filing the rulemaking fee and the requisite minor change or license application is Federal Communications Commission, Mass Media Services, P.O. Box 358195, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195. 12 This fee is not required when this form is filed to obtain a modified station license to reflect either a change in the type of TV transmitter antenna or a change in the output power of TV aural or visual transmitter to accommodate a change in the antenna type or transmission line. These changes can be made without prior authorization from the Commission. 15