December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and...more
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene across the American southeast and in anticipation of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, the FCC has announced an extension of the deadline to upload Third Quarter Issues/Programs...more
October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place...more
August 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in California, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and...more
The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2024, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2024.
Content of the...more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more
February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more
February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more
I. Phased-In Expansion of Audio Description Requirements: The FCC adopted rules in 2011 requiring certain broadcast television stations in Designated Market Areas (DMAs) 1-60 to provide audio description (i.e., audio-narrated...more
12/15/2023
/ Broadcasting ,
Certifications ,
Children's TV Programming ,
Copyright ,
EEO ,
EEO-1 ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Inspections ,
License Renewals ,
Radio Broadcasting ,
Radio Stations ,
Royalties ,
Television Broadcast Stations
Under the FCC’s EEO Rule, all radio and television station employment units (“SEUs”), regardless of staff size, must afford equal opportunity to all qualified persons and practice nondiscrimination in employment....more
This Pillsbury Broadcast Station Advisory is directed to radio and television stations in the areas noted above, and highlights upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO Rule....more
August 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in California, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and...more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more
Full power TV, Class A TV, LPTV, and TV Translator stations licensed to communities in New Jersey and New York must file their license renewal applications by February 1, 2023....more
February 1, 2023 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states:
Full Power TV, Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator...more
1/20/2023
/ Certifications ,
Children's TV Programming ,
Compliance ,
EEO ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Ownership ,
License Renewals ,
New Jersey ,
New York ,
Radio Stations ,
Television Broadcast Stations
February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more
February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more
ecember 1, 2022 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states:
Full Power TV, Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator...more
11/9/2022
/ Applications ,
Children's TV Programming ,
Class Certification ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Compliance ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Ownership ,
License Renewals ,
Licenses ,
Shareholders ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Unfair Competition
December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and...more
October 3, 2022 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states:
Full Power TV, Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator...more
9/13/2022
/ Children's TV Programming ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Compliance ,
EEO ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Ownership ,
License Renewals ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Unfair Competition
October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place...more
August 1, 2022 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states:
Full Power TV, Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator...more
7/22/2022
/ Certifications ,
Children's TV Programming ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EEO ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Ownership ,
License Renewals ,
Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) ,
Public Notice ,
Television Broadcast Stations
June 1, 2022 is the license renewal application filing deadline for commercial and noncommercial TV broadcast stations licensed to communities in the following states:
Full Power TV, Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator...more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more