Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet

Regulatory fee payments must be received by the Commission no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on September 20, 2023. 

Who Must Pay:  Holders of LPTV licenses, TV translator licenses, and FM translator and booster licenses granted on before October 1, 2022, even if the license expired after October 1, 2022. 

Fee Requirement:  Fees are owed on a per-license basis as followsT:

Type of License Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code            Low Power Television Station , Class A TV Translator $260 2367 FM Translator/FM Booster $260 2368

DE MINIMIS REGULATORY FEE LEVEL

Regulatees whose total FY 2023 annual regulatory fee liability, including all categories of regulatory fees for which payment is due, is $1,000 or less are exempt from payment of FY 2023 regulatory fees.  Thus, if the sum total of all annual FY 2023 regulatory fees is $1,000 or less, you are considered de minimis and do not have to pay FY 2023 regulatory fees.  If you are de minimis, you will not need to report this exemption to the Commission.  The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of annual regulatory fees (not regulatory fees paid through multi-year wireless filings), and it is not a permanent exemption.  Rather, each regulatee will need to re-evaluate and re-calculate its regulatory fee liability each year in order to determine whether they meet the de miminis exemption established by the Commission’s annual regulatory fee order.  Regulatees are responsible for calculating their total fee obligation to determine whether they qualify for this de minimis exemption.  The Commission reserves the right to request documentation that supports a de minimis exemption claim. 

If you own 3 stations or less you are considered de miminis. 

1 station = $260      2 stations = $520     3 stations = $780   4 stations = $1,040

FEE EXEMPTION CLAIMS

The Commission will no longer accept fee exemption claims at the website www.fccfees.com.  Exempt facilities are required to submit to the Commission a copy of the documentation that proves their fee-exempt status.  Acceptable documentation may include a copy of an IRS determination letter showing the IRS section 501(c) tax exemption status, state or government certifications, or proof of the station’s noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast status at the Commission.  For additional information on exemptions, please see FY 2023 Regulatory Fees, General Exemptions at http://www.fcc.gov/regfees.  Documentation must be received by the due date of September 20, 2023.  To claim a fee exemption, email your documentation to the Commission at ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.

If you have previously submitted your documentation to the Commission you are not required to resubmit it every year.