This rate card is for any full-service FM station, commercial or noncommercial on the non-reserved (92.1~107.9) band. It is effective from February 1, 2025.
There are separate price points and premium for commercial versus noncommercial educational (NCE) licensees. NCE licensees in the reserved band, see the reserved band rate card.
W-9 and post-payment is available only for public sector applicants only with a purchase order.
A premium applies for base rate fees on requests within the Nielsen Audio Top 50 media markets.
Facility related services
| Description | Noncommercial Educational | Commercial | |
| Base rate: Minor modifications (change in location, channel and/or antenna height that requires a construction permit). Includes post-construction license to cover filing. | $900 | $1,400 | |
| Base rate: Modifications to granted, but unbuilt construction permits where the original modification was previously handled by REC. License to cover was included on original payment | $800 | $1,200 | |
| add-on: Directional antenna / §73.215 showing | $300 | $300 | |
| add-on: International compliance study (used if short-spacing is needed) | $200 | $200 | |
| add-on Radio astronomy notification for Arecibo (applies to all Puerto Rico applications) | $50 | $50 | |
| add-on Radio astronomy notification for National Radio Quiet Zone | $100 | $100 | |
| add-on Community of License change | $500 | $500 | |
| Base rate: License to cover application if REC did not handle the modification application ($50 upcharge if there are conditions that require documentation) | $400 | $500 | |
| Base rate: Modification of license application (post change notifications of change in antenna, feedline and/or TPO) | $400 | $500 | |
| Engineering Special Temporary Authority (STA) applications | Depends on request. Contact REC for custom quote. | ||
Administrative and other services
| Description | Noncommercial Educational | Commercial |
| Administrative Updates (name change of same organization, address and contact information changes) | Free for REC clients with $350 minimum spend $125 for other clients |
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| Base rate: Assignment of License to a different organization (with or without consideration) - simple corporate structures only | $600 first station $150 each additional station |
$700 first station $250 each additional station |
| Base rate: Pro-forma transfer of control (same organization, board member changes over 50%) - simple corporate structures only | $350 first station $150 each additional station |
$500 first station $225 each additional station |
| Ownership Report: Biennial or non-biennial | $350 per FRN | $400 per FRN |
| License Renewal (includes EEO 396 filing for entities with 5 or fewer full time employees). | $150 "clean" renewal - no exhibits needed $200 if exhibits needed $100 additional facilities (full power, translators & boosters on same application). |
$250 "clean" renewal - no exhibits needed $300 if exhibits needed $100 additional faciltiies (full power, translators & boosters on same application) |
| Silent notification / Silent STA in areas and at times when DIRS is not activated (includes resumption, but not extension filing) | $300 | $350 |
| Silent notification / Silent STA in areas and at times when DIRS is activated (in disaster area) (includes resumption, but not extension filing) | Free for REC clients with $350 minimum spend $125 for other clients |
Free for REC clients with $350 minimum spend $150 for other clients |
| Resumption of Operations from being silent if notification/STA was not handled by REC | $150 | $250 |
| Extension of any STA | $100 if REC handled STA $150 for other clients |
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| Contour and Longley/Rice coverage report (not available in AK, HI, Guam, American Samoa or CNMI) | $350 | |
EAS National Periodic Test Handling
Years where no test is conducted and only Form One is required. (2024)
| Commercial and noncommercial | |
| Form One annual filing – REC has handled this facility before on the same FRN for ETRS activity. | $100 per facility |
| Form One annual filing – REC has not handled this facility before or the facility was assigned (with a new FRN) since the last time REC did any ETRS activity. | $150 per facility |
Years where a test is conducted and all three forms are required
| Commercial and Noncommercial | |
| Forms One, Two and Three annual filing - REC has handled this facility before on the same FRN for ETRS activity. | $200 for first facility $150 for each additional facility |
| Forms One, Two and Three annual filing – REC has not handled this facility before or the facility was assigned (with a new FRN) since the last time REC did any ETRS activity. | $250 for first facility $200 for each additional facility |
Special requests for services not described above will be charged based on estimated level of effort. Please contact REC for details.
Top 50 Market base rate premiums
Premium is based on the total population that is within the 60 dBu (57 dBu for Class B1 and 54 dBu for Class B) service contour of the current facility that is located within any top 50 Nielsen Audio market and at least 50% of the contour is in a US Census Bureau designated urbanized area (2020 definition).
| Population in market | Commercial applicants (% of base rate) | Noncommercial applicants (% of base rate) |
| 1~25,000 | 110% | 100% |
| 25,001~75,000 | 120% | 100% |
| 75,001~150,000 | 130% | 100% |
| 151,000~500,000 | 140% | 100% |
| 500,001~1,200,000 | 150% | 100% |
| 1,200,001~3,000,000 | 175% | 125% |
| 3,000,001~6,000,000 | 200% | 140% |
| 6,000,001 or greater | 250% | 155% |
