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More Radio Filings Will Go Through LMS
The next time you need to file for an engineering STA with the FCC, take note: The request — and numerous other common radio station filings — will have to go through the LMS system.
The commission’s Media Bureau this month expanded the list of radio station filings that must be handled through its Licensing and Management System rather than the old Consolidated Database System or CDBS. Getty Images/3alexd
This continues a process that has been ongoing. The majority of Media Bureau applications and submissions now have transitioned from CDBS to LMS.
The following were added to the list as of May 17:
• FM Engineering Special Temporary Authorizations (STAs). This includes STAs for FM stations, FM translators, LPFMs and boosters. • Request for Silent STA (AMs and FMs) • Extension of STA — Silent. (You can’t use LMS to file for an extension of an STA originally filed in CDBS. You have to make an original STA request in LMS and attach an explanation.) • Extension of STA — Engineering • Suspension of Operations Notification • Resumption of Operations • AM/FM Digital Notification (LMS Form 2100, Schedules 335-AM and 335-FM) • Modulation Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL) Notification (LMS Form 2100, Schedule 338) • Change of Primary Station Notification • Tolling Notification (LMS Form 2100, Schedule 337) • Reduced Power Notification • Withdraw Pending Applications
Applicants must log into LMS using an FCC Registration Number (FRN) and associated password. The commission website has an LMS help center that includes relevant details. It includes a link called “How Do I submit Common Filings to the Audio Division.”
The Media Bureau also said the LMS system now lets you search by frequency or channel using the “Frequency/Channel” option in Public Search. Existing STA and silent notification records have been added to LMS from the Consolidated Database System (CDBS).
