Dates to Remember

Posted on June 30th, 2020 by

July 3, 2020

Deadline for all TV stations assigned to Phase 10 to transition to their post-auction channels; also the formal end of the post-auction transition

July 10, 2020

TV & Class A stations (commercial only): for those stations that did not already do so on previously announced deadlines for this report, complete and electronically file via LMS the revised FCC Children’s TV Programming Report; this is the first annual report but covers only the period from September 16 – December 31, 2019.

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): complete 2nd Quarter 2020 issues/program lists and upload to online public file.  For those stations that did not complete and upload 1st Quarter 2020 issues/programs lists by April 10, 2020 because the FCC extended the deadline, those 1st Quarter 2020 issues/programs lists must also be uploaded by the July 10, 2020 extended deadline.

TV & Class A stations (commercial only): note that there is no requirement to compile and post to the public file records showing compliance with children’s programming commercial limits for the 2nd quarter of 2020.  This requirement has transitioned to an annual certification, with the certification for all of 2020 due on January 31, 2021. However, we recommend that you continuously confirm that commercial limits restrictions are being met.

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

July 31, 2020

Full Power TV Stations (commercial and noncommercial):  deadline to supply cable carriage email and phone number on landing page of the station online public inspection file.

LPTV and TV Translator Stations whose pending applications are mutually exclusive: deadline to file amendments to resolve mutual exclusivity and avoid going to auction.

August 3, 2020

Radio Stations located in Illinois and Wisconsin – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report, and air first post-filing license renewal announcement; additional post-filing announcements are due August 16, September 1, September 16, October 1 and October 16.

Television Stations located in North Carolina and South Carolina – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report, and air first post-filing license renewal announcement; additional post-filing announcements are due August 16, September 1, September 16, October 1 and October 16.

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, 2019 – July 31, 2020 and post it to the station online public inspection file and on the station website.

August 31, 2020

Extended deadline for FCC’s waiver of the sponsorship identification requirements in situations where advertising entities donate previously purchased airtime to be used for the airing of public service announcements prepared by or on behalf of the CDC or other governmental authorities regarding COVID-19.