Dates to Remember 

Posted on August 30th, 2023 by

September 1, 2023

Filing Freeze Begins on all LPFM and FM Translator minor modification applications

September 15, 2023

Deadline for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file or update ETRS Form One in preparation for the Oct 4 National EAS Test

September 20, 2023

All Non-exempt Commercial Broadcast Stations: FY 2023 regulatory fees are due by no later than 11:59 EDT on this date and must be paid via the CORES system. Online payment is the only option.  Failure to timely pay will result in a 25% penalty charge.

October 1, 2023

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 $95 per station will apply.

Deadline for all Full Power Commercial and Noncommercial Television stations to place their 2024-26 carriage election statement in the public file (and if applicable, email the election to any MVPD providers for which carriage is initially being sought) and deadline for all Class-A and Low Power Television stations eligible for mandatory carriage and making an initial carriage election or changing carriage status to send notice of their 2024-26 carriage election via email to MPVD providers. Emailed notices or elections must be sent to the MVPD’s email address listed in the “Carriage Election Contact Information” in the MVPD operator’s online public file.

Radio and TV stations located in Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon and Washington: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the station website.

Mid-Term EEO Review for Radio stations located in Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands:  if station employment unit has eleven (11) or more full-time employees, an independent mid-term EEO review of your last two EEO public file reports by the FCC will occur in connection with the 2022-23 EEO public file report due August 1, and when uploading the report, indicate that the SEU has 11 or more full-timers using the “Mid-Term Review” tab is the OPIF settings section.  If the SEU has between five and ten full-time employees, when uploading the 2022-23 report, indicate that the SEU has fewer than 11 full-timer employees using the “Mid-Term Review” tab in the OPIF settings section (by doing so, no mid-term review of the SEU will take place).

October 4, 2023

National EAS Test @ 2 pm EDT — All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations should receive and retransmit the test as required in State EAS Plan

October 5, 2023

Deadline at midnight EDT for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file ETRS Form Two reporting station performance in the Oct 4 National EAS Test

October 10, 2023

TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete 3rd Quarter 2023 issues/program lists and upload to online public file.

Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 3rd Quarter 2023 certification of ongoing Class A eligibility.

Noncommercial Broadcast Stations:  deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 3rd Quarter 2022 report for any 3rd Party Fundraising conducted during the quarter.

November 8, 2023

Filing Freeze Ends at 6 p.m. EST for LPFM and FM Translator minor modification applications

November 20, 2023

Deadline for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file ETRS Form Three reporting any issues/anomalies from their participation the Oct 4 National EAS Test

December 1, 2023

Deadline for all Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations, except for LPFM, TV Translator, or Radio Translator Stations 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 $95 per station will apply.