Media Bureau Seeking Information on Main Studio Proposal, NAB Says
The Media Bureau contacted the NAB Aug. 9 to ask about “the potential impact of making paper public files available to members of the community via email or paper mail,” in relation to FCC-proposed elimination of the main studio rule…
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(see 1707030047), said an ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 17-106. NAB said it doesn’t object to broadcasters having the option to email or snail-mail public file documents to members of the public, but a requirement that they do so would be too onerous. For stations without a main studio in their community of license, “maintaining the paper file in an accessible location in the community of license is the best course,” NAB said. An existing rule that requires stations that have a main studio and public file outside their community of license to mail copies of their public file would have to be updated to account for changes to the main studio rule, the association said.