FCC Regulatory Fees
The Commission has posted the fee schedule but not yet set the date for when they are due. Usually the third week of September. Expect to see that date soon.
Also, the De Minimus is in effect this year. If a licensee owes less than $1,000 they don’t have to pay.
This year’s per license fee is $245 per call sign.
Government entities are exempt as are 501(c)(3) organizations.
De Minimis Regulatory Fees, Section 9(e)(2) Exemption. Under the de minimis rule, and pursuant to our analysis under section 9(e)(2) of the Act, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less for the fiscal year. 198 The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to determine whether it meets the de minimis exemption. 74. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates. The Commission will accept fee payments made in advance of the window for the payment of regulatory fees. The responsibility for payment of fees by service category is as follows: • Media Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for initial construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2024 for AM/FM radio stations, full-power VHF/UHF broadcast television stations, and satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2024.
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74) $275