Dates to Remember

Posted on October 30th, 2014 by

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

November 1 & 16, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: air your PRE-filing announcements.

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.

November 4, 2014: Election day.

December 1, 2014: Digital TV, Class A & LPTV Stations: prepare and file Form 317 reporting Ancillary/Supplemental Fees for year ending September 30, 2014.

December 1, 2014: AM & FM Stations in Alabama,

Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: if fulltime 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 Stations in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 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.

AM & FM Stations in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 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 Alabama and Georgia: 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 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: 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 reportvia Form 323-E.

December 1 & 16, 2014 and January 1 & 16, 2015: TV,

Class A & LPTV Stations in New York and New Jersey: air your PRE-filing announcements.

December 1 & 16, 2014; January 1 & 16, 2015 and February 1 & 16, 2015: TV & Class A Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: air your POST-filing announcements.

AM & FM Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 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.

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.

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:

December 23, 2014: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Alaska, American Samoa Guam, Hawaii, Oregon & Washington:: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.