DATES TO REMEMBER

Posted on August 31st, 2022 by

September 6, 2022

LPTV, TV Translator and FM Stations That Incurred Repack Costs – deadline for submitting all invoices supporting request for reimbursement of expenses, and final Form 399.

September 9, 2022

Lowest Unit Rate – LUR period start date for the November 8, 2022 general election in all states and territories.

September 15, 2022

Broadcast Stations Leasing Airtime to Third Parties – deadline for station third party programmers leasing airtime on the station as of March 15, 2022 (that continue in effect) to verity foreign entity status to the station for purposes of new foreign sponsorship identification rule.

Mid-September-ish

All commercial broadcast stations – the payment window to remit annual regulatory fees typically falls in mid-September. Amounts due should become available just prior to the payment window.

October 1, 2022

Radio and TV Stations located in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Missouri, N. Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico and Washington:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

October 3, 2022

Television Stations located in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon and Washington – 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.

October 10, 2022

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 3rd 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 3rd Quarter 2022 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

December 1, 2022

Radio and TV Stations located in Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from December 1, 2021 – November 30, 2022, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

Television Stations located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island – 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.