Dates to Remember 

Posted on September 28th, 2021 by

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.

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, the new filing 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.

October 8, 2021

Repacked TV Stations in Phases 1-5.  This is the deadline to submit all remaining invoices and supporting documentation using the Reimbursement Form 399, and initiate interim close-out procedures.  This deadline includes stations that were authorized to repack earlier than Phase 1.

October 10, 2021

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 3rd 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 3rd Quarter 2021 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

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.