Dates to Remember

Posted on December 31st, 2014 by

January 1, 2015: TV stations intending to claim an exemption from Closed Captioning based on 2014 revenue: verify with accounting department that 2014 revenue did not exceed exemption levels. If not, consult counsel for new captioning obligations.

Full-power and eligible Class A & LPTV stations: confirm that you are being carried on all cable and satellite providers for which you elected carriage last fall.

January 1 & 16, 2015: TV, Class A & LPTV

Stations in New York and New Jersey: air your PRE-filing announcements.

January 1 & 16, 2015 and February 1 & 16,

2015: TV & Class A Stations in Connecticut,

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,

Rhode Island and Vermont: air your POST-filing announcements.

January 10, 2014: TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial and noncommercial) complete 4th quarter 2014 issues/program reports. TV & Class A Stations post to your online public file. AM & FM Stations place in your public file.

TV & Class A stations (commercial only): complete and electronically file FCC Form 398 Children’s TV Programming Report for 4th Quarter 2014. Link to your report should be made automatically by FCC to your online public file. Also compile and post to online public file records relating to station’s compliance with children’s programming commercial limits.

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

January 12, 2015: comments due on treatment of LPTV and TV translator stations post-incentive auction.

January 26, 2015: reply comments due on treatment of LPTV and TV translator stations post-incentive auction.

January 31, 2015: minimum fees due to SoundExchange for 2015. Renewal of royalty plan may also be required.

February 1 & 16, March 1 & March 16: TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in Delaware and Pennsylvania: begin your PRE-filing announcements.

February 2, 2015:

AM & FM Stations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website.

TV & Class A Stations in Arkansas, Louisiana and

Mississippi: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online

public file as well as post on station website.

NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

AM & FM Stations in Kansas, Nebraska & Oklahoma: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as

well as post on station website.

NCE Stations Only:  also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

TV & Class A Stations in Kansas, Nebraska &

Oklahoma: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file as well as post on station website.

TV, Class A & LPTV Stations in New Jersey and New York: file your renewal application electronically via Form 303-S. Also file EEO Form 396 with, if

applicable, two most recent EEO public file reports. Post current EEO public file report to online public file and post copy on station website, if applicable.

NCE Stations Only: also file biennial ownership report via Form 323-E.

February 17, 2015: comments due on new proposed contest rules.

February 23, 2015: TV & Class A Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont:  complete and post to your public file documents relating to pre- and post-filing broadcast renewal

March 16, 2015: new closed captioning rules take effect, including maintenance of records of monitoring and maintenance, rules regarding captioning quality and standards and captioning best practices.

March 19, 2015: reply comments due on new proposed contest rules.