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Radio Regulatory Fees Don’t Change Much; TV Fees Dip

The commission has announced its proposed regulatory fees for FY2007.

The commission has announced its proposed regulatory fees for FY2007.

Final fee amounts and filing deadline will be announced in a Public Notice that should be released at any time, law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman told clients in a memo.

Where increases occur, they are generally slight at $25, the law firm stated.

FM construction permit fees remain at $575. AM construction permit fees rise only slightly, from $395 to $400.

Commercial VHF television stations face slight fee reductions: in top 10 markets, those stations will see their annual fee fall from $64,775 to $64,300, and in markets 11 to 25, the fee falls from $47,775 to $46,350. While UHF construction permit fees decrease from $1,775 to $1,750, VHF construction permit fees increase from $3,400 to $5,125.

The wireless fees of general interest to broadcasters are left unchanged; annual fees for Part 74 Broadcast Auxiliaries remain at $10 per license. The fees for other wireless licenses will increase; for example, Part 90 Private Land Mobile Wireless Service license fees will now be $35 per.

This year’s fees are projected to raise more than $291 million. Last year’s regulatory fees raised more than $299 million.

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