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Information Station Specialists has more than
30 years of experience offering the FCC licensing services that
allow you to obtain the authorization to operate our radio
systems. 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
FCC License Application Package |
Additional
Individual Services and
Packages |
For a single application,
which may include multiple antenna locations or
operating areas, this package includes
- Preparation of the Engineering Study.
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Subsequent Regular 10-year
License Application filing.
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Special Temporary Authority,
if needed.
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Construction Notification,
after the station is on-air.
- Changes, as required.
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Tracking of progress and notification of your staff.
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- Frequency Search Service: a report
listing frequencies that meet FCC separation standards at a
given operating location or area for standard or waivered
service.
- Frequency Planning Package: includes
Frequency Search, Standard Licensing Package and Signal
Measurement Receiver to assist in frequency selection.
- Engineering
Study only with no license filing.
- Special Temporary Assignment (STA).
- Waiver Application: engineering and
filing an application for waiver to allow temporary or
regular operation outside of standard rules.
- Proposed Coverage Map:
estimates signal coverage from a specific location, based on
the proposed operating parameters.
- Modification of Existing
FCC License.
- License Renewal:
may be submitted up to 90 days before license expiration.
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Applications for Waivers and
Emergency
Special Temporary Authorities (STAs) |
Provided on a case-by-case basis.
Inquire. |
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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. He will send you an
appropriate, easy-to-complete license questionnaire for the type
of system you need (fixed-point station, fixed-points
multi-group stations, portable station).
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 that 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.
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. And for details, download
FCC Part 90.242 TIS Rules,
updated in 2013 and 2015, and the
FCC TIS
Compliance Guide, published in 2014.
Download a
printable copy of this webpage. |
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