FCC application filing fees for commercial FM facilities
The following are the fees that are paid to the Federal Communications Commission for applications in various commercial FM broadcast services. These are the Fiscal Year 2018 fees that are an effect as of September 4, 2018.
LPFM and NCE FM stations (primary stations, translators and boosters)
NO FCC FEES. Federal law prohibits the FCC from charging filing fees to non-commercial educational (NCE) broadcasting services.
Commercial Full Service FM stations
| Fee | ||
| Original Construction Permit | Form 301 | $3,975/application |
| Major Change Construction Permi (when major changes can be filed) | Form 301 | $3,975/application |
| Minor change | Form 301 | $1,110/application |
| Main Studio Request | Correspondence | $1,110/request |
| License To Cover | Form 302-FM | $225/application |
| Directional Antenna (paid if the License to Cover application includes a directional antenna that requires a proof of performance) | Form 302-FM | $695/application |
| License Renewal | Form 303-S | $200/application |
| Assignment/Transfer of Control - long form | Form 314 | $1,110/station |
| Assignment/Transfer of Control - short form | Form 316 | $160/station |
| Call Sign | Form 380 (Call sign system) | $110/application |
| Special Temporary Authority (Fees do not apply for stations filing silent authority to to extend silent authority) | STA | $200/application |
| Petition for Rulemaking for New Community of License or Higher Class Channel. Fee is in addition to minor change or license to cover fees. | Forms 301 or 302-FM | $3,065/petition |
| Ownership Report | Form 323 | $70/application |
FM Translators Operating Commercially
| Fee | ||
| Original Construction Permit | Form 349 | $835/application |
| Major Change Construction Permit | Form 349 | $835/application |
| License to Cover | Form 350 | $170/application |
| License Renewal | Form 303-S | $70/application |
| Special Temporary Authority (Fees do not apply for stations filing silent authority to to extend silent authority) | STA | $200/application |
| License Assignment/Transfer of Control (long and short forms) | Form 345, 314 or 316 | $160/station |
FM Booster Stations Operating Commercially
| Fee | ||
| Original Construction Permit | Form 349 | $835/application |
| License to Cover | Form 350 | $170/application |
| Special Temporary Authority (Fees do not apply for stations filing silent authority to to extend silent authority) | STA | $200/application |
For more information on application filing fees see:
https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/application-processing-fees
For information on annual regulatory fees that apply to all commercial broadcast facilities, see:
https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees
Again, non-commercial broadcast facilities including Low Power FM (LPFM) are not required to pay any application or regulatory fees to the FCC.
