October 4 Deadline for Filing Form One in EAS Test Reporting System

The FCC has issued a public notice announcing October 4, 2024 as the deadline for all EAS participants to complete and file Form One in the EAS Test Reporting System, which can be accessed here.  Filers can complete this requirement by updating previously filed forms using the “My Filings” menu option and then selecting the last filed Form One. But stations should be sure to actually submit a new Form One for 2024, and not just log out after reviewing their old one for accuracy.

There are very few exceptions to the filing requirement.  They are:  (1) LPTV stations that operating as translators of a full power television station; (2) FM broadcast booster stations; (3) FM translator stations that entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations, and (4) analog and digital broadcast stations that operate as satellites or peaters of a hub station (or common studio or control point if there is no hub station) that rebroadcast 100% of the programming the hub station.

Stations making the filing must file a separate Form One for each EAS decoder, encoder or unit combining decoder/encoder functions. As an aside, while you’re confirming equipment information, be sure that all the latest software updates have been made.

We have not heard anything about an EAS National Test this year, and it seems less likely given this reminder public notice, but it is always possible.