Dates to Remember 

Through November 9, 2021

Filing Freeze In Effect:  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 until after 7:00 pm Eastern 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.

December 1, 2021

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

Radio Stations located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont – 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 Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota – 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 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota:  if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from December 1, 2020 – November 30, 2021, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV Stations:  Deadline to file FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, and pay 5% of gross revenues from any ancillary or supplementary services provided between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.  NCE TV stations pay on 2.5% of gross revenue.   Ancillary and supplemental services do not include free over the air video content, but do include computer software distribution, data transmissions, teletext, interactive materials, aural messages, paging services, or audio signals, and subscription video.  Stations that provided no such services do not have to file a report.

January 10, 2022

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 4^th Quarter 2021 issues/program lists and upload to online public file.

Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file a 4^th Quarter 2021 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

January 30, 2022

TV & Class A stations (commercial only): compile and post to the station online public file records certifying compliance with children’s programming commercial limits for all of 2021 and prepare and electronically file the Children’s Television Report (Form 2100, Schedule H) in LMS documenting station compliance with children’s educational and informational programming requirements for all of 2021. This form is loadable now in LMS so stations can begin working on it at any time.