Dates to Remember 

Posted on October 31st, 2025 by

First Business Day After Normal FCC Operations Resume

Per the FCC’s Oct 1 public notice, all deadlines during the government shutdown are extended until the first business day after normal operations resume.  This includes the 3rd quarter issues/programs lists that were due October 10 and the EEO audit responses that were due October 17, among others.

December 1, 2025

Deadline for Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV Stations to file FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, and pay 5% of gross revenues from any ancillary or supplementary services provided between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025. NCE TV stations pay on 2.5% of gross revenue. Ancillary and supplemental services do not include free over the air video content, but do include computer software distribution, data transmissions, teletext, interactive materials, aural messages, paging services, or audio signals, and subscription video. Stations that provided no such services do not have to file a report.

January 10, 2026

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 4th Quarter 2025 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports

Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 4th Quarter 2025 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility

Noncommercial Broadcast Stations:  deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 4th   Quarter 2025 report for any 3rd Party Fundraising conducted during the quarter

January 30, 2026

All Commercial Full Power and Class A Television Stations – deadline to complete and submit the 2024 children’s television report in LMS and separately upload children’s television commercial limits certifications for all of 2025 in the station online public file

January 31, 2026

Web Streaming Stations: deadline to remit annual license fee and related statement of account with SoundExchange for the statutory license allowing streaming of sound recordings on the web. Payment can be made on SoundExchange’s online filing portal “Licensee Direct”