Dates to Remember

Posted on March 3rd, 2015 by

February 23, 2015: TV & Class A Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.

February 24, 2015: FCC Incentive Auction Broadcaster Information Session in Nashville, TN

FCC webinar on LPTV issues in spectrum auction

February 25, 2015: FCC Incentive Auction Broadcaster Information Session in Atlanta, GA

February 26, 2015: FCC Incentive Auction Broadcaster Information Session in New Orleans, LA (including

Hattiesburg, MS)

March 1 & March 16: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Delaware and Pennsylvania: air your PRE-filing announcements.

March 1 & 16; April 1 & 16, 2015: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in New York and New Jersey: air your

POST-filing announcements.

March 16, 2015: new closed captioning rules take effect, including maintenance of records of monitoring and maintenance, rules regarding captioning quality and standards and captioning best practices.

Comment deadline in Radio Online Public File Rulemaking.

March 19, 2015: reply comments due on new proposed contest rules.

March 30, 2015: Comment deadline in FCC Ownership / Restricted Use FRN Rulemaking.

April 1, 2015: AM & FM Stations in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware & Pennsylvania: 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 Texas: 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 TV Stations in Indiana, Kentucky & Tennessee: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online 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 Texas: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file as well as post on station website.

TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Delaware & Pennsylvania: 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.

April 23, 2015: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in New York and New Jersey: complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal announcements.