DATES TO REMEMBER

Posted on July 30th, 2021 by

August 2, 2021

Radio and TV Stations located in Alaska, American Somoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon, Washington, Iowa, Missouri, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

All Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations, except for LPFM, TV Translator, or Radio Translator Stations:  First date to file biennial ownership report in LMS.  Information must be current as of October 1, 2021.  The deadline for submitting the report is December 1, 2021.  For commercial station licensee entities, new fee of $85 per station will apply.

October 5 – November 9, 2021

Filing Freeze:  the FCC will not accept FM reserved band minor change applications or FM non-reserved band adjacent channels (channels 221 –223) and intermediate frequency (IF) (channels 254-274) minor change applications after 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 4, 2021 through the close of the NCE filing window ending at 7:00 pm EST on November 9, 2021.

November 2-9, 2021

Filing Window for New NCE-FM Stations.  The window will open at 12:01 am EDT on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, and close at 6:00 pm EST on Tuesday, November 9, 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.

All Interested Parties for Nov 2-9 NCE Filing Window:  Application for window filing becomes available in LMS.

August 5, 2021

All Broadcast Stations Required to Have EAS Equipment:  Deadline to update or correct earlier-filed ETRS Form 1 for 2021 National EAS Test.

August 11, 2021

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

September 27, 2021

All Broadcast Stations Required to Have EAS Equipment:  Deadline to file ETRS Form 3 for the 2021 National EAS Test conducted August 11.

September, 2021

All Commercial Broadcast Stations:  Unless exempt, remit 2021 Annual Regulatory Fees (the deadline for the payment will be announced sometime in late August).  Fee Filer is not yet available to pay fees.

October 1, 2021

Radio Stations located in Alaska, American Somoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon and Washington – 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 Iowa and Missouri – 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.