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As we enter the last quarter of the year, the broadcasters’ October calendar is full of important regulatory dates and deadlines. On or before October 1, radio stations in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon, and Washington and TV stations in Iowa and Missouri must submit their license renewal applications.
Station employment units in Alaska , Florida , Hawaii , Iowa , Missouri , Oregon , Washington , American Samoa , Guam , the Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , Saipan , and the VirginIslands should have placed these reports in their public file by October 1.
First, by October 1, EEO public file reports should be placed in the public file of stations with 5 or more full-time employees, if those stations are located in the following states and territories: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, the Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the VirginIslands.
Full power TV and Class A TV stations by October 10 also need to have filed with the FCC their FCC Form 398 Children’s Television Reports , addressing the educational and informational programming directed to children that they broadcast.
There is an additional obligation for Television Employment Units with five or more full-time employees in Alaska , American Samoa , Guam , the Mariana Islands , Oregon , and Washington which must file Mid-Term EEO Reports with the FCC by October 1. Reply comments on reforming these “KidVid” rules are due October 23.
There is an additional obligation for Television Employment Units with five or more full-time employees in Alaska , American Samoa , Guam , the Mariana Islands , Oregon , and Washington which must file Mid-Term EEO Reports with the FCC by October 10. These reply comments are due October 26. See our article here.
The beginning of a calendar quarter always brings numerous regulatory obligations, and October is one of those months with a particularly full set of obligations. These reports detail the educational and informational programming directed to children that the station broadcast in the prior quarter.
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