Dates to Remember 

Posted on May 31st, 2021 by

June 1, 2021

Radio Stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Television Stations located in Michigan and Ohio – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Radio and TV Stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Michigan, Ohio, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and W. Virginia: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from June 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

June 1-2, 2021

DIRS Participants:  the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will conduct its annual Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) exercise.  Participants will receive a mock activation letter on May 31, 2021.

June 16, 2021

6:00 p.m. ET deadline to remit upfront payments for those qualified to participate in Auction 109.

July 10, 2021

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): complete 2nd Quarter 2021 issues/program lists and upload to online public file.

Class A TV Stations Only: complete and post to your online public file a 2nd Quarter 2021 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

July 13, 2021

Any Analog LPTV and TV Translator Stations:  cease all analog television operations regardless of whether digital facilities are operational.  Stations that choose not to convert to digital and instead intend to permanently discontinue operations must submit their station licenses for cancellation by this date.

Full Power Television Stations:  deadline to file for digital-to-digital replacement translators to recover lost digital service areas resulting from the incentive auction repacking process.

July 23, 2021

Mock Auction for Auction 109.

July 27, 2021

Auction 109 bidding begins.

August 2, 2021

Radio Stations located in California – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Television Stations located in Illinois and Wisconsin – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule.

Radio and TV Stations located in California, Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina and South Carolina: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

August 11, 2021

All Broadcast Stations Required to Have EAS Equipment:  National EAS Test.  File ETRS Form 2.