Dates to Remember 

Posted on September 29th, 2022 by

September 30, 2022

All Commercial Broadcast Stations – extended deadline to remit 2022 Regulatory Fees; fees can be paid until 11:59pm EDT using CORES.

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 7, 2022

Stations that received EEO Audit Letters in August – deadline to upload audit response to the station online public file.

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.

Noncommercial Broadcast Stations:  deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 3rd Quarter 2022 report for any 3rd Party Fundraising conducted during the quarter.

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.

Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV Stations:  Deadline to file FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, and pay 5% of gross revenues from any ancillary or supplementary services provided between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022.  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.

December 9, 2022

All broadcast stations with political file consent decrees – deadline to submit compliance report and compliance certificate for three-month period ending November 8, 2022.