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Progress on Move From CDBS to LMS Expected Mid-May

Many of the remaining filing types left out of the FCC’s transition from the consolidated database system (CDBS) to the licensing and management system (LMS) earlier this year (see 2201110077) will be moved by mid-May, said FCC Audio Division Chief…

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Albert Shuldiner on a panel at the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas Monday. A public notice announcing the transition is expected in the next few weeks, said Shuldiner, speaking via teleconference. Shuldiner also said similar work on the system used for reserving station call letters will be resolved toward the end of June or the start of July. The transition's final phase will involve forms for AM radio, he said. Communications attorneys should verify client contact information in the LMS, said Video Division Chief Barbara Kreisman, also speaking via teleconference. Kreisman said the Media Bureau regularly sees LMS listings for licensees that have incorrect contact information for companies and their attorneys, which slows the license renewal process.