REGULATORY FEES  
FACT SHEETFederal Communications Commission445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
August 2007
WHAT YOU OWE – MEDIA SERVICES LICENSEES FOR FY 2007
This Fact Sheet concerns licensees of media services such as:  commercial AM & FM radio 
stations, FM translators and boosters, commercial television stations, satellite TV stations, low 
power television (LPTV) stations, TV translators and boosters and broadcast auxiliary stations.  
Media licensees and permitees owe regulatory fees for each license or permit held as of October 1, 
2006, even if the license or permit expired after October 1, 2006.  In instances where a license or 
permit is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2006, the fee must be paid by the party that is 
the licensee or holder of the permit on the date that the fee payment is due
Commercial AM/FM Radio Stations
Who Must Pay:  Licensees of commercial AM and FM radio stations, holders of construction 
permits for new AM and FM stations, and licensees who hold auxiliary broadcast service 
licenses for stations operated in conjunction with the main station (e.g., remote pickup stations, 
aural broadcast STLs, intercity relay stations and low power auxiliary stations), provided that 
such licenses or permits were granted on or before October 1, 2006, even if the license or permit 
expired after October 1, 2006. 
Fee Requirement: Fees are determined for AM and FM radio station licensees based upon class 
of station and population served.  A station’s class is based upon the station's most recent license 
that was granted on or before October 1, 2006.  Fee amounts for AM and FM radio stations are 
indicated on a 42-block table, as shown on the following page.  Fee amounts for individual 
stations may be obtained by accessing the FCC's internet website at 
(http://www.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html).  If you have a commercial AM or FM radio station that 
is not listed, please contact the FCC Help Desk at (877) 480-3201, Option 4.
Holders of construction permits (CPs) for new AM and FM stations for which a license to cover 
the construction permit had not been granted as of October 1, 2006, owe $400 (AM) and $575 
(FM), for each construction permit held, regardless of station class or population served.  
Licensees also owe $10 for each broadcast auxiliary license held.
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Payment Type Codes and Payment Amounts For FY 2007 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
Population
Served
AM
Class A
AM
Class B
AM
Class C
AM
Class D
FM
Classes
A, B1 & C3
FM 
Classes
B, C, C0, C1 
& C2
<=25,000 0717
$625
0723
$475
0729
$400
0735
$475
0741
$575
0747
$725
25,001 - 75,000 0718
$1,225
0724
$925
0730
$600
0736
$725
0742
$1,150
0748
$1,250
75,001 - 150,000 0719
$1,825
0725
$1,150
0731
$800
0737
$1,200
0743
$1,600
0749
$2,300
150,001 - 500,000 0720
$2,750
0726
$1,950
0732
$1,200
0738
$1,425
0744
$2,475
0750
$3,000
500,001 - 1,200,000 0721
$3,950
0727
$2,975
0733
$2,000
0739
$2,375
0745
$3,900
0751
$4,400
1,200,001 - 3,000,000 0722
$6,075
0728
$4,575
0734
$3,000
0740
$3,800
0746
$6,350
0752
$7,025
>3,000,000 0779
$7,275
0780
$5,475
0781
$3,800
0782
$4,750
0783
$8,075
0784
$9,125
Regulatory Fee Group or Category Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code
Construction Permit for New AM Station $400 0715
Construction Permit for New FM Station $575 0716
Broadcast Auxiliary Station License $10 0769
VHF/UHF/Satellite TV Stations
Who Must Pay: Licensees of commercial VHF, UHF and satellite television stations, holders of 
construction permits for new stations, and licensees who hold auxiliary broadcast service 
licenses for stations operated in conjunction with the main station (e.g., remote pickup stations, 
intercity relay stations), provided that such licenses or permits were granted on or before October 
1, 2006, even if the license or permit expired after October 1, 2006.   
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Fee Requirement: Fees for commercial television stations are based upon the size of the 
Nielsen Designated Market Area (DMA), as indicated in the chart below.   
Holders of construction permits (CPs) for new television stations for which a license had not 
been granted as of October 1, 2006, owe $5,125 (VHF), $1,750 (UHF), or $550 (Satellite TV) 
for each permit held, regardless of market size.  Finally, licensees also owe $10 for each 
broadcast auxiliary license held.
Commercial VHF Stations: Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code
Markets 1-10 $64,300 0753
Markets 11-25 $46,350 0754
Markets 26-50 $31,075 0755
Markets 51-100 $20,000 0756
Remaining Markets $5,125 0757
Construction Permit for New VHF Station $5,125 0758
Broadcast Auxiliary Station $10 0769
Commercial UHF Stations: Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code
Markets 1-10 $19,650 0759
Markets 11-25 $19,450 0760
Markets 26-50 $10,800 0761
Markets 51-100 $6,300 0762
Remaining Markets $1,750 0763
Construction Permit for New UHF Station $1,750 0764
Broadcast Auxiliary Station $10 0769
Satellite TV Stations: Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code
All Markets $1,100 0765
Construction Permit for New Satellite Station $550 0766
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LPTV, TV Translators & TV Boosters, FM Translators & FM Boosters
The Commission has established a category of “Class A TV” into which some Low Power TV 
(LPTV) stations were re-classified (See Establishment of a Class A TV Service, 65 FR 29985, 
MM Docket No. 00-10 (May 10, 2000).  Therefore, LPTV stations that were re-classified as 
Class A TV as of October 1, 2000, as well as existing LPTV stations operating as of October 1, 
2006, should pay the LPTV fee of $345 for FY 2007.   
Who Must Pay: Holders of LPTV, TV translator and booster licenses, and FM translator and 
booster licenses whose license was granted before October 1, 2006, even if the license expired 
after October 1, 2006.  
Fee Requirement:  Fees are owed on a per-license basis as follows:
Type of License Regulatory Fee Payment Type Code
Low Power Television Station, TV 
Translator/TV Booster
$345 0767
FM Translator/FM Booster $345 0768
LIMITATIONS ON CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS
The U.S. Treasury will reject Credit Card transactions greater than $99,999.99 from a single 
credit card in a single day, in accordance with U.S. Treasury Bulletin No. 2005-03.  If you need 
to pay $100,000.00 or more, then you must pay via a check, debit, or wire transfer.  
USE FEE FILER
We strongly encourage you to submit your FY 2007 regulatory fee payment via Fee Filer.  
The benefits of electronically filing and paying via Fee Filer are expeditious payment 
submissions that are less expensive (no U.S. postage if paying online) and less prone to error.  It 
also results in improved record keeping and payment reconciliation efforts, and reduces 
paperwork burdens on payers and Commission staff alike.  
Traditionally, regulatees needing to make voluminous payment transactions have had to use 
hardcopy Form 159-Cs (Continuation Sheets).  These payers will benefit even more so by using 
Fee Filer.  Having expanded our pre-billing initiatives in FY 2007, some regulatees may receive 
more than one Form 159-B; and some may be obligated to pay for fees that were pre-billed and 
other fees that were not pre-billed. Fee Filer relieves regulatees of the need to follow different 
filing instructions for different fees; and enables all fee obligations to be paid simply either 
online or by following pre-printed instructions on a Fee Filer-produced voucher.
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Fee Filer accepts electronic credit card transactions of up to $99,999.99 and ACH payment 
transactions from a bank account of an unlimited dollar amount. Fee Filer also facilitates 
payment by check or wire transfer by producing a one-page Remittance Voucher Form 159-E 
which can be mailed to our lockbox bank. Fee Filer can be accessed at 
http://www.fcc.gov/fees/feefiler.html.
Instructions for Completing FCC Forms 159 & 159-C
We strongly encourage you to submit your regulatory fee payment via Fee Filer. However, 
if you choose to submit payment with a completed hardcopy Form 159, the following filing 
instructions apply to media services licensees.
Block (9) - Telephone Number:
Ø Enter the contact name and telephone number of the specific individual responsible for 
submitting the payment and supporting Form 159 and Form 159-C. 
Block (11) - PAYER FRN:
Ø Enter the fee payer's FRN number.
Block (21) - APPLICANT FRN:
Ø If different from payer, enter the applicant's FRN number.
Block (23A) - FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID:
Ø Call sign: All media services payers must enter in this block the call sign of the 
station(s) for which the regulatory fee is being paid.
Ø Payers of the regulatory fee for broadcast auxiliary station(s) must enter their station's 
call sign.
Block (24A) - PAYMENT TYPE CODE:  Enter the appropriate payment type code(s) from the 
fee grids provided in this Fact Sheet.  
Block (25A) - QUANTITY:  All media services fee payers must enter "1" in this block.
Block (27A) - TOTAL FEE:  Enter the dollar amount associated with the corresponding Payment 
Type Code entered in Block (24A).  Enter exact dollars; do not round.
Block (28A) - FCC CODE 1:   
Ø Facility ID: Enter the unique facility identification number for the AM, FM, TV, Low 
Power Television, FM/TV Translators, and FM/TV Booster station(s) for which the 
regulatory fee is being paid.  
Ø Facility ID Numbers for these stations can be obtained from the Consolidated Data Base 
System (CDBS) at the FCC's Website at www.fcc.gov/mb/cdbs.html by clicking on 
“CDBS Public Access”, or by calling:  Radio (202) 418-2700, TV (202) 418-1600.  The 
Facility ID Number is now also included on all Radio and TV authorizations.
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Ø If you are paying a broadcast auxiliary regulatory fee, leave this block blank. 
Block (29A) - FCC CODE 2:  
Ø If you are paying an AM, FM, TV or Low Power Television regulatory fee, enter the 
name of the state and community (in that order) of license for the station for which the 
regulatory fee is being paid.  Please note that this block is for state and community of 
license, not mailing address.  Please use the appropriate two letter post office 
abbreviation for the state.
Ø If you are paying a TV translator, TV booster, broadcast auxiliary, FM translator or an 
FM booster station regulatory fee, leave this block blank. 
Block (30) - CERTIFICATION:  
Ø Provide the printed name and signature of an individual owner/licensee or officer 
attesting to the accuracy and completeness of the information supplied.
Please include a daytime telephone number so that we can contact you if questions arise 
regarding your payment.
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