Dates to Remember

Posted on April 29th, 2019 by

May 1, 2019

Radio Stations in Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia: broadcast third pre-filing renewal announcement.

May 16, 2019

Radio Stations in Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia: broadcast fourth pre-filing renewal announcement.

May 23, 2019

FM Translator Auction 100 Upfront Payments Due by 6:00 p.m. ET

May 28, 2019

C-Band authorization holders that were not registered in the recent window must file certifications of their registrations and current information.

June 1, 2019

AM, FM, TV and Class A Stations in Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia: if five full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as on station website. Under FCC EEO rules, a full-time employee is one that works 30 hours per week, on average.

AM and FM Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina begin airing pre-filing license renewal announcements. Additional announcements are due June 16, July 1, and July 16.

June 3, 2019

Radio Stations in Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia: file Form 2100, Schedule 303-S License Renewal Application and Schedule 396 EEO Report, and broadcast first post-filing renewal announcement. Additional post-filing announcements are required on June 16, July 1, July 16, August 1 and August 16.

June 21, 2019

Transition Deadline for Post-Auction Phase Three TV and Class A stations to cease operations on pre-auction channels and commence operations on post-auction channels

June 22, 2019

First day of post-auction new channel testing period for Phase Four TV and Class A stations.

June 25, 2019

FM Translator Auction 100 Auction Begins