Dates To Remember

September 5, 2014 – November 4, 2014: lowest unit charge for federal election in place.

September 23, 2014: Regulatory fees must be paid by 11:59pm Eastern time.

October 1, 2014:

TV & Eligible Class A & LPTV Stations: your must-carry letters to cable and DBS providers must be sent to elect carriage for the cycle commencing January 1, 2015.

AM & FM Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Somoa, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington: if full time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same to online public file as well as on station website.

TV & Class A Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

AM & FM Stations in Iowa & Missouri: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

TV & Class A Stations in Iowa & Missouri: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website.

TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Alaska, American Samoa Guam, Hawaii, Oregon & Washington: file your renewal application electronically via Form 303-S. Also file EEO Form 396 with, if applicable, two most recent EEO public file reports. Post current EEO public file report to online public file and post copy on station website, if applicable. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

October 1 & 16: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in California: air your POST-filing announcements.

October 1 & 16, 2014; November 1 & 16, 2014 & December 1 & 16, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Alaska, American Samoa Guam, Hawaii, Oregon & Washington: air your post-filing announcements.

October 10, 2014:

TV, Class A TV, AM & FM Stations (commercial & non-commercial): complete 3rd quarter 2014 issues/program lists. TV & Class A stations post to your online public file. AM & FM stations place in your public file.

TV & Class A Stations (commercial only):complete and electronically file FCC Form 398 Children’s TV

Programming Report for 3rd Quarter 2014. Link to your report should be made automatically by FCC to your online public file. Also compile and post to online public file records relating to station’s compliance with children’s programming commercial limits.

Class A Stations only: complete and post to your online public file certification of ongoing Class A

TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont: air your PRE-filing announcements.

October 23, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in California: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.

November 4, 2014: Election day.