Dates to Remember 

June 1, 2026

Radio and TV Stations located in Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Maryland, the District of Colombia, Virginia and West Virginia:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website

Mid-Term EEO Reviews for Radio stations have ended because all radio stations are now beyond the mid-point of their current 8-year license renewal term. License renewal applications for radio stations in the District of Colombia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia will be due in one year on June 1, 2027

Mid-Term EEO Review for Television stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming: if station employment unit has five (5) or more full-time employees, an independent mid-term EEO review of the station’s last two EEO public file reports by the FCC will occur in connection with your upload of the 2025-26 EEO public file report due June 1.  By uploading an EEO public file report, the FCC automatically knows that the television station meets the 5 or more full-time employee threshold for a mid-term review. So unlike for radio, there is no OPIF mechanism available or needed for TV stations to specify the number of SEU employees

June 7, 2026

Effective date for new FCC foreign sponsorship identification compliance requirements allowing certifications via FCC-provided template in Appendix C of its Report & Order or programmer provided screen-shots, and broadening the scope to include paid issue advertising or PSAs, but the technical requirement for foreign sponsorship inquiries and certifications is suspended for two years or until further notice. However, if a broadcaster knows that an issue ad or PSA is foreign-sponsored, the disclosure and certification rules must be followed. The rule applies to all commercial broadcasters

June 22, 2026

Deadline to file comments on ABC/Disney’s Petition for Declaratory Ruling on whether The View is a bona fide news interview program making political candidate appearances exempt from equal time requests by opposing candidates

July 10, 2026

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 2^nd Quarter 2026 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports

Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 2^nd Quarter 2026 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility

Noncommercial Broadcast Stations:  deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 2^nd   Quarter 2026 report for any 3^rd Party Fundraising conducted during the quarter