Dates To Remember

January 31, 2017

All stations streaming a signal on the internet must file their statement of use and make a minimum payment of $500 per channel to SoundExchange.

All commercial stations that wish to avoid claims of copyright infringement from Global Music Rights organization need to obtain an interim license from GMR by this date or cease playing music by any GMR represented artists.

February 1, 2017

AM FM Stations in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma: if five (5) full-time station employment unit employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as post on station website. If station employment unit has 11 or more full-time employees, also prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 and place copy of filed report in public inspection file. NCE Stations Only: your Form 323-E ownership report that would have been due on this date has been suspended until December 1, 2017.

AM & FM Stations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York: If five (5) full-time station employment unit 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, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York, if five (5) full-time station employment unit employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file as well as on station website and prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 via the License Management System (LMS). NCE Stations Only: your Form 323-E ownership report that would have been due on this date has been suspended until December 1, 2017.

TV & Class A Stations in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma: if five (5) full-time station employment unit employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file and station website.

February 14, 2017:

Deadline to file reply comments in proceeding requesting a rulemaking to EEO wide dissemination policy.

April 1, 2017:

AM & FM Stations in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware & Pennsylvania: 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.

AM & FM Stations in Texas: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as post on station website. If station has 11 or more full-time employees, prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 and place copy of filed report in your public inspection file. NCE Stations Only: your Form 323-E ownership report that would have been due on this date has been suspended until December 1, 2017.

TV & Class A Stations in Indiana, Kentucky & Tennessee: if five (5) full-time station employment unit employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file as well as post on station website and prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 via the License Management System (LMS). NCE Stations Only: your Form 323-E ownership report that would have been due on this date has been suspended until December 1, 2017.

TV & Class A Stations in Delaware & Pennsylvania: if five (5) full-time station employment unit employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in online public file. NCE Stations Only: your Form 323-E ownership report that would have been due on this date has been suspended until December 1, 2017.

TV & Class A Stations in Texas: 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.