Changelog

Developed a comprehensive system for tracking the applications filed in the 2021 NCE filing window.  This structure will also be used for the LPFM filing window. 

Main features include:

• View all applications by state.
• View application details that were both captured by eLMS and manually entered by REC.
• MX group management.
• MX group list.
• "Garbage list" of applications that have no technical or administrative merit.

More functionality will be released later.

Due to the NCE Filing Window, the FCC has temporarily stopped providing daily updates of LMS raw data. During this time:

Added new functionality for ownership reports where it will now display the Respodent's name.

Added new functionality in Broadcast Actions to display a message when the application had previous Informal Objections or Petitions to Deny filed against it.  Previously, this functionality only worked for CDBS filed applications but now supports LMS filed pleadings.  Clicking on the red "Prev Objection" link will direct to an REC page displaying the pleading history of the application. 

10/06/21 8:51AM ET - Empty LMS file received from FCC today.  Some tools are not displaying correctly.  

ISSUE:

Some AM stations were not appearing in the FCCdata AM dialscape for US facilities.  (Dialscape is the list of stations on FM, AM and TV after the community name is entered in FCCdata.)

CAUSE:

Issue:

FCCdata was not displaying current records for FCC Amateur Radio Service licensees.

Cause:

FCC changed URL to obtain raw data from ULS.

Resolution:

Modified daily scripts to pick up raw data from current FCC URL.

On 9/25, performed a full refresh of the Amateur Radio Service database tables to bring the system to current. 

Issue:

Users receiving "403 Forbidden" messages when trying to obtain information from various REC services.

Cause:

Problem traced to FCC legacy HAAT (height above average terrain) tool.

Resolution:

Modified internal coding to retrieve this data.

FCCdata: 

US/FCC - Installed fix in fccdata that prevented new FM facilities (such as boosters, Auction 109 and eventually NCE Window) from displaying on dialscape. 

US/FCC - Installed some basic functionality on TV records to support ATSC3.  ATSC3 license modification records will now show that a station is broadcasting in ATSC3 either on that facility or as a simulcast on another facility.  Dialscape now shows whether a station has ATSC3 (either on that specific facility or as a simulcast on another facility).

Fixed issue in eLMS ALTC parser where phone numbers for parties to the application were not being parsed correctly. 

Reparsing all LMS ALTC applications to correct.

Added support for new broadcast incubator question on ALTC applications. 

New field: altc_details/t_incubator  varchar(1);

Fixed a query to LMS tables in ALTC to look up country names.

8/21

Adding eLMS support for the 2021 NCE Filing Window.  

Built new parser for new FCC New NCE FM CP application form display layout.

Added new database fields to legal and point_system eLMS tables.  Updated schema.

Added new application types "CPE" (New NCE FM CP) and "CPEA" (New NCE FM CP Amendment).  These new application types will drive the retrieval of the New NCE application form (as opposed to the regular FM CP) in LMS.

8/17/2021 - 09:28AM ET

Ticket opened - Original CP Long Form applications in Auction 109 are not being parsed correctly.  Channel number is not being picked up causing station data and contour maps to display incorrectly.  ETU expected by later today.

8/17/2021 - 10:40AM ET

Issues resolved - close ticket.

ISSUE

Since Thursday, August 5, 2021, the FCC has had issues with the LMS system causing problems with being able to access applications and filing.  Application filing attempts are logging out users and application retrievals are receiving 502 bad gateway errors.  

FCC staff is aware of this issue and has referred to their contractors to resolve.