About FCC.TODAY

FCC.TODAY is a near real-time dashboard for monitoring recent broadcast application activity at the Federal Communications Commission. The site aggregates filings, actions, and related information from the FCC's Licensing and Management System (LMS) and presents it in a compact, easy-to-scan format.

FCC.TODAY incorporates REC's Enhanced License Management System (eLMS) system, which is used to gather information on FCC broadcast applications filed as well as in many cases, gather the specific application details and are used in many systems, most notably, FCCdata.org.    eLMS checks the FCC's LMS database once every 20 minutes during the week and every 60 minutes on nights and weekends.

The dashboard is designed for broadcast engineers, attorneys, consultants, hobbyists and industry observers who need a quick overview of what is happening at the FCC on any given business day. It highlights applications that have been granted, dismissed, withdrawn, cancelled, denied, and those still pending review.

Data is processed through REC Networks' Enhanced License Management System (eLMS), which augments raw FCC data with helpful context such as file prefixes, service categorization, and direct links to related records.

FCC.TODAY also includes supplemental sections for Daily Business items from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS), recent legal filings and pleadings, Federal Register notices, Media Bureau news items, and updates from REC Networks.

There are three different ways you can view the information:

• Regular Mode: In this mode, you will see all of the applications and actions for today.
• Classic Mode: For those who prefer the previous display method used by FCC.today, this mode shows all applications and actions for today and the previous business day.
• Side by Side: This mode is only available for desktop users who wish to display the applications and actions in a full-screen format. It shows all of today's activity with the actions and applications side by side as opposed to on top of each other. Unlike Regular and Classic Mode, the data is displayed in the order that it was received through eLMS with the most recent records appearing first. Older records will be paginated so you can review them. This works great with the browser set to full screen [F11]. Side by Side is not available on weekends or government holidays.

Some records may appear with a different background color:

• Yellow: This is a new record that was added to eLMS within the last 40 minutes.
• Green: This is a TV record that involves Channel 6. Channel 6 application activity may have an impact on FM broadcast stations, FM translators and LPFM stations operating in the reserved band (channels 201~220, 88.1~91.9 MHz).

By default, FCC.today does not display consummation notice records because at times when a large assignment transaction takes place, it can result in a lot of listings. If you wish to see the consummation notices, you can toggle them on by checking the box next to "Consummation". During renewal cycles, we will do the same thing with broadcast renewals and you will be able to see renewals by checking the box next to "Renewals" if that checkbox is showing.

The site is operated by REC Networks, a leading voice of regulatory advocacy and a provider of professional services.

For questions or feedback, please contact REC Networks through the information available at recnet.com.