Dates To Remember

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by

October 31, 2016

Second AM Station FM Translator window closes at 5:59 p.m. eastern time.

November 14, 2016

Deadline for all broadcasters to file EAS Form Three using the EAS Testing Registration System (ETRS). This is the last filing required by the National EAS Test conducted in September.

December 1, 2016

ALL digital Full Power TV, Class A and TV Translator Stations must electronically file FCC Form 317, Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report.

AM & FM Stations in Alabama, Georgia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as post on station website.

AM & FM Stations in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, N. Dakota and S. 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. If station has 11 or more full-time employees, prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 and place copy of filed report in your public inspection file. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E and place copy in public file.

TV & Class A Stations in Alabama and Georgia: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as on station website and prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 and place copy of filed report in your public inspection file. NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E and place copy in public file.

TV & Class A Stations in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file and station website. NCE Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E and place copy in public file.