FCC Licensing and Frequency Search Services

Licensing Services from the Specialists

Information Station Specialists has more than 30 years experience offering the FCC licensing services that allow you to obtain the authorization to operate our radio products. We will prepare your license application expertly and submit it to the FCC promptly at a reasonable cost. Generally, the cost of the services below is included in the price for new information radio station packages.

Standard Licensing Package $895

...for a single AM or VHF location or operating area. Includes

Preparation of the engineering study.
Subsequent filing of the regular 10-year license application.
Special Temporary Authority, if needed.
Construction notification, after the station is on-air.
Changes, as required.
Tracking of progress and notification of your staff.

...additional locations and areas: $150 each.

Individual Services and Packages as follows . . .

Frequency Search Service: $350 (a report listing frequencies that meet FCC separation standards at a given operating location or area.
Frequency Planning Package: $1391 (Includes Frequency Search, Standard Licensing Package and Signal Measurement Receiver to assist in frequency selection)
Engineering Study: $495.
Special 30-day Temporary Assignment: $495.
Modification of Existing License: $495.
Filing of Special Temporary Authority, Construction Notification or License Renewal: $95.

Waivers and Emergency Special Temporary Authorities

Provided on a case-by-case basis. Inquire.

We Are with You

From beginning to end, we will work with you to obtain FCC licensing for your station; i.e., tracking filing numbers, informing you of grant dates and call signs. If you need to modify the application due to a change, it's covered. Should you need a temporary license to begin broadcasting before the FCC grants your 10-year license, it's in there. Once your station is built, we will file the required construction notification with the FCC to lock in your license for the full 10 years. Throughout the process, you will remain in the loop. Contact Bill Baker to get the process started.

During the application process and for the life of your station, we will scan the radio spectrum and advise you immediately if there are interference issues, including any changes in full-power broadcast stations that could negatively impact your station's operation.

Notes and Recommendations

Because FCC processing time is unpredictable, we recommend you request licensing and other FCC documentation services as soon as you know for sure you will have a station − definitely no later than when you place your radio equipment order. See links (below) for easy-to-complete, interactive forms that get the ball rolling.

The FCC considers the authorizations for information radio stations secondary to full-power broadcast stations. This means, that in a rare situation in which a full-power station on the same frequency might move into a given area, an information radio station already in that vicinity on the same frequency might need to change frequency. We can assist. For a summary of the types of messages the FCC allows, see our Permitted Content webpage. For details, download FCC Part 90.242 TIS Rules, updated in 2013 and 2015, and the FCC TIS Compliance Guide, published in 2014.