Dates to Remember

Posted on May 27th, 2014 by

June 1 & 16, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Texas: air your POST-filing announcements

AM & FM Stations in Delaware & Pennsylvania: air your POST-filing announcements.

June 1, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah & Wyoming: file your renewal application electronically via Form 303-S. Also file EEO Form 396 with, if applicable, two most recent EEO public file reports. Post current EEO public file report to online public file and post copy on station website, if applicable. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

AM & FM Stations in Arizona, DC, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia & Wyoming: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website.

TV & Class A Stations in Michigan & Ohio: if full time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same to online public file as well as on station website.

AM & FM Stations in Michigan & Ohio: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

TV & Class A Stations in DC, Maryland, Virginia & West Virginia: if full time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same to online public file as well as on station website. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

June 1 & 16 and July 1 & 16: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in California: air your PRE-filing announcements.

June 23, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Texas: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.

AM & FM Stations in Delaware & Pennsylvania: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.

June 30, 2014: rules related to quality of captioning using Electronic Newsroom Techniques take effect.

July 1, 2014: all television and Class A stations must begin to upload political files to online public inspection file.

July 10, 2014: TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (Commercial and NCE): complete 2nd quarter 2014 issues/program lists and place in your public file (online for TV & Class A and paper for radio).

TV & Class A Stations (commercial only): complete and electronically file FCC Form 398 Children’s TV Programming Report for 2nd Quarter 2014. The report should automatically link to your online public file. Also compile and post to online public file records relating to station’s compliance with children’s TV programming commercial limits.

Class A Stations Only: complete and post to online public file records relating to station’s continuing Class A eligibility.