Dates to Remember 

Posted on January 31st, 2022 by

January 31, 2022

TV & Class A stations (commercial only): compile and post to the station online public file records certifying compliance with children’s programming commercial limits for all of 2021 and prepare and electronically file the Children’s Television Report (Form 2100, Schedule H) in LMS documenting station compliance with children’s educational and informational programming requirements for all of 2021.

Web Streaming Stations: deadline to remit annual 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.”

February 1, 2022

Radio Stations located in New Jersey and New York – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Television Stations located in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Radio and TV Stations located in New Jersey, New York, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from February 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

February 11, 2022

TV ATSC 3.0 Licensing Rulemaking – comment deadline.

April 1, 2022

Radio Stations located in Delaware and Pennsylvania – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Television Stations located in Texas – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Radio and TV Stations located in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

April 10, 2022

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 1st Quarter 2022 issues/program lists and upload to online public file.

Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 1st Quarter 2022 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.