The FCC's Media Bureau is responsible for licensing radio and television broadcast services in the United States. Broadcast stations use CDBS to file forms, requests, and station updates (such as applications, licenses, renewals, EEO and ownership reports) with the Media Bureau. CDBS provides both Electronic Filing and Public Access to filings.
| Electronic Filing |
Filing Tools:
| Public Access |
CDBS Public Access provides searching for information about broadcast stations and applications and related filings. For detailed instructions on using Public Access, see the User's Guide for Public Access.
Alternatively, the detailed output options in the AM, FM, and TV Queries contain links to CDBS for individual stations and applications.
| File These Forms |
The following FCC Forms must use CDBS to file:
| 301 | Construction Permit For Commercial Broadcast Station |
| 301-CA | Application for Authority to Make Changes in a Class A Television Broadcast Station |
| 302-CA | Application For Class A Television Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License |
| 302-DTV | Application For Digital Television Broadcast Station License |
| Application For FM Broadcast Station License | |
| 302-TV | Application For Television Broadcast Station License |
| 303-S | Application For Renewal of Broadcast Station License |
| 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 Broadcast Station |
| 319 | Application for Low Power FM Broadcast Station License |
| 323 | Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations |
| 323-E | Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Stations |
| 337 | Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital Television Broadcast Station |
| 340 | Construction Permit For Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station |
| 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 |
| 350 | Application For An FM Translator Or FM Booster Station License |
| 381 | Pre-Election Certification Form |
| 382 | First Round Election Form |
| 383 | First Round Conflict Decision |
| 384 | Second Round Election Form |
| 395-A | Cable Television Annual Employment Report |
| 395-B | Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report |
| 396 | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Report |
| 396-A | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report |
| 396-C | Multi-Channel Video Program Distributor EEO Program Annual Report |
The following additional official forms or informal forms (***) are available to file through CDBS:
| 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 | |
| *** | 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 |