Radio License Renewal Review

Alabama radio broadcast station licenses are scheduled to expire April 1, 2020. Each AM, FM, noncommercial educational FM, FM Translator, and LPFM station must file an application for license renewal four months prior to the expiration date of the station’s license. Therefore, Alabama stations must file for renewal on or before December 2, 2019. ABA Board Member and attorney Scott Johnson of Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth and attorney Anne Crump will provide information to help you prepare your renewal filing. This is a critical session for all radio owners and operators.

Anne Goodwin Crump graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, where she was selected for membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. While at the University of Virginia, Mrs. Crump was producer of the law school’s annual Libel Show.

Mrs. Crump has represented both commercial and non-commercial clients in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. These have included guiding clients through the purchase and sale of broadcast stations, assisting with the license renewal process, and advising on the DTV transition process. She also has assisted clients with day-to-day regulatory matters, including political broadcasting, children’s television matters, and EEO reports and audits.

Mrs. Crump has filed comments on behalf of clients in a variety of FCC rulemaking proceedings, which have included both broad policy issues, such as ownership regulations and broadcast localism, and station-specific matters, such as non-routine changes in community of license. Mrs. Crump is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and an associate member of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers.