Dates to Remember 

March 31, 2022

Deadline for all commercial radio stations playing music licensed by Global Music Rights (GMR) to either sign the licensing agreement reached in the litigation with the Radio Music Licensing Committee or to cease playing GMR licensed music.

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 1^st 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 1^st Quarter 2022 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

May 5, 2022

Deadline for stations on the FCC EEO Audit list to complete and upload their responses to the station public file.

May 6, 2022

Upfront payments deadline of 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time to qualify to bid on any of 27 full power television construction permits.

June 1, 2022

Television Stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – 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 Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

July 10, 2022

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 2^nd 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 2^nd Quarter 2022 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.