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All broadcasters should have August 11 circled and highlighted on their calendars as the date of the next National EAS Test. Read the draft proposals, here , and our longer take on the proposals, here. And there are renewal and EEO deadlines, as well as several comment dates on FCC regulatory proposals.
To help stay focused, we have written below about some of the important dates and deadlines applicable to broadcasters in July – and a reminder of what to be ready for when the calendar rolls over to August. See the draft item, here. Read more about the auction, here and here. The LMS Help Center is a good resource.
On October 6, the FCC released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, would propose a number of steps designed to strengthen the security of the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (“WEA”). The draft NPRM is slated for consideration at the FCC’s October 27, 2022 regular monthly open meeting.
And come the first of December, those regular filing deadlines return to the calendar. The FCC issued a similar extension to December 12 for stations in Florida and SouthCarolina who suffered the effects of Hurricane Ian. November brings comment deadlines in at least two FCC proceedings relevant to broadcasters.
Radio stations in the next renewal group, stations in North and SouthCarolina, should be prepared to begin their license renewal pre-filing announcements in June – so in May they should be recording and scheduling that announcement to run for the first time on June 1 (see this article on pre-filing announcements for more information).
On these same days, pre-filing announcements must be run by radio stations in North and SouthCarolina, who file their renewals by August 1. Stations in Florida and Puerto Rico , who file on October 1, should be prepared to start their pre-filing announcements on August 1.
Radio stations in the next renewal group, in North and SouthCarolina , should begin their license renewal pre-filing announcements on June 1 st and 16 th as well, informing the public about the upcoming filing of their renewals due on August 1. The draft NPRM is available here. The FCC’s monthly meeting will be held on June 6.
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