Broadcast Forms
Below is a list of the Media Bureau's broadcast forms that MUST be electronically filed via CDBS or LMS. Paper filings of these forms will not be accepted unless accompanied by a request for waiver with ample justification as to why the form cannot be electronically filed.
Please also see the LMS Help Center for helpful information about how to file radio and television applications.
| 301 | Construction Permit for /Commercial Broadcast Station | |
| 301-FM | Construction Permit for an FM Commercial Broadcast Station | |
| 301-CA | Application for Authority to Make Changes in a Class A Television Broadcast Station | Website |
| 302-CA | Application for Class A Television Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 302-DTV | Application for Digital Television Broadcast Station License | |
| 302-FM | Application for FM Broadcast Station License | Use Schedule 302-FM |
| 303-S | Renewal of Broadcast Station License | Use Schedule 303-S | Schedule 303-S Television |
| 314 | Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 315 | Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 316 | Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 317 | Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report for Digital Television Stations | |
| 318 | Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM (LPFM) Broadcast Station | Use Schedule 318 |
| 319 | Application for License for a Low Power FM (LPFM) Broadcast Station | Use Schedule 319 |
| 323 | Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations | Website |
| 323-E | Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Stations | |
| 335-AM | AM Digital Notification | PDF All-Digital Attachment |
| 335-FM | FM Digital Notification | |
| 337 | Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital Television Broadcast Station | |
| 340 | Application for Construction Permit for a Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational FM Broadcast Station | Use Schedule 340 |
| 345 | Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station | Website |
| 346 | Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station | |
| 347 | Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station License | |
| 349 | Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station | Use Schedule 349 |
| 350 | Application for an FM Translator or FM Booster Station License | Use Schedule 350 |
| 387 | DTV Transition Status Report | |
| 388 | DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report | |
| 396 | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Report | Website Use Schedule 396 |
| 396-A | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report | Website |
| 396-C | MVPD EEO Program Annual Report |
Broadcasters can also file the following informal forms (***) through CDBS:
| *** | Change in Official Mailing Address for Broadcast Station |
| *** | Consummation Notice |
| *** | Silent STA/Notification of Suspension/Resumption of Operations/Extension of STA Request |
| *** | STA Engineering Request/STA Legal Request/Extension of STA Request |
| *** | DTV Transition Notification |
Cable Forms
Below is a list of the Media Bureau's cable forms that MUST be electronically filed via COALS.
| 320 | Basic Signal Leakage Performance Report | Website Basic Signal Leakage (CLI) Rules |
| 321 | Aeronautical Frequency Notification | MVPD Website Non-cable MVPDs Website AFN Rules |
| 322 | Cable Community Registration | Website |
| 324 | Cable Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Information Changes | Website |
| 325 | Annual Cable Operator Report | |
| 327 | Application for Cable Television Relay Service Station (CARS) Authorization | Website CARS Rules Word | Acrobat |
Additional Forms
| 328 | Certification of Franchising Authority to Regulate Basic Cable Service Rates and Initial Findings of Lack of Effective Competition | |
| 394 | Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise | Excel |
| 395-A | Cable Television Annual Employment Report | SUSPENDED by Commission Order FCC 01-34. |
| 395-B | Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report | SUSPENDED by Commission Order FCC 01-34. |
| 398 | Children's Television Programing Report | Website |
| 1200 | Setting Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems for First Time Filers | Excel | PDF |
| 1205 | Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation | Excel | PDF |
| 1210 | Updating Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems | Excel | PDF |
| 1220 | Cost of Service Filing for Regulated Cable Systems | Instructions Excel 4.0 |
| 1240 | Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems | Excel | PDF |
| 1275 | Certification for Open Video Systems | Website Excel | PDF |
| 2100 Electronic Filing | Application for Media Bureau Video Service Authorization Must be filed electronically | Instructions |
| 2100-G Electronic Filing | Schedule G: Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video Service Authorization Must be filed electronically | Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-H Electronic Filing | Schedule H: Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video Service Authorization Must be filed electronically | Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| Schedule 301-AM: AM Station Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface | |
| Schedule 301: Commercial FM Broadcast Radio Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface | |
| Schedule 302-AM: AM Station License Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface | |
| Schedule 302-FM: FM Broadcast Radio License Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface | |
| 2100-303-S Electronic Filing | Schedule 303-S: Renewal of Broadcast Station License Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-314 Electronic Filing | Schedule 314: Non-Pro Forma Assignment Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-315 Electronic Filing | Schedule 315: Non-Pro Forma Assignment Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-316 Electronic Filing | Schedule 316: Non-Pro Forma Assignment Must be filed electronically | Instructions Pro Forma Transfer flow screenshots Pro Forma Assignment flow screenshots |
| 2100-318 Electronic Filing | Schedule 318: Low Power FM Station Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-319 Electronic Filing | Schedule 319: Low Power FM Station License Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-335-AM Electronic Filing | Schedule 335-AM: AM Digital Notification Must be filed electronically | Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-335-FM Electronic Filing | Schedule 335-FM: FM Digital Notification Must be filed electronically | Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-340 Electronic Filing | Schedule 340: Noncommercial Educational FM Station Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-345 Electronic Filing | Schedule 345: FX, TX, LPTV (Non-Pro forma) Assignment and Transfer Must be filed electronically | Instructions Non Pro Forma Translator-LPTV Assignment Screenshots Non Pro Forma Translator-LPTV Transfer Screenshots |
| 2100-349 Electronic Filing | Schedule 349: FM Translator or FM Booster Station Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-350 Electronic Filing | Schedule 350: FM Translator or FM Booster Station Construction Permit Application Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-381 Electronic Filing | Schedule 381: Certification of TV Broadcast Licensee Technical Information in Advance of Incentive Auction Must be filed electronically | Instructions |
| 2100-387 Electronic Filing | Schedule 387: Transition Progress Report Must be filed electronically | Instructions |
| 2100-396 Electronic Filing | Schedule 396: Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Report Must be filed electronically | Instructions Screenshots of Electronic Filing Interface |
| 2100-399 Electronic Filing | Schedule 399: TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Must be filed electronically |
Visit the Media Bureau page for more information, or call: (202) 418-7200.