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*ONE WEEK WARNING* June 1, 2023: EEO Public File Reports Due for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 25, 2023

By June 1, 2023—i.e., one week from today—all Ohio radio AND television stations with five or more full-time employees must upload their annual EEO Public File Report (covering the period...

DUE TODAY, June 1, 2022: EEO Public File Reports for Ohio Radio and Television Stations June 1, 2022

Today, June 1, 2022, is deadline day! We write with a final reminder for all Ohio radio AND television stations with five or more full-time employees that the deadline to...

ONE-WEEK COUNTDOWN: June 1, 2022: EEO Public File Reports Due for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 25, 2022

By June 1, 2022—i.e., only one week from today!—all Ohio radio AND television stations must upload their annual EEO Public File Report (covering the period of June 1, 2021, to...

THREE-WEEK COUNTDOWN: June 1, 2022: EEO Public File Reports Due for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 11, 2022

We write to remind all Ohio radio AND television stations with five or more full-time employees that the deadline to upload their annual EEO Public File Report (covering the period...

January 31, 2022: Annual Children’s Television Programming Reports and Commercial Time Limits Certifications Due January 25, 2022

We write to remind commercial full-power and Class A television broadcasters that the deadline for filing their annual Children’s Television Programming Reports and Commercial Time Limits Certifications will be here...

Second Round of 2021 EEO Audits Announced – Responses Due by September 20, 2021 August 18, 2021

Approximately 151 radio stations, 20 TV stations, and their corresponding employment units will be part of the FCC’s second equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) audit of 2021, according to a recently...

June 1, 2021: EEO Public File Reports Due for Ohio Radio and Television Stations May 18, 2021

We write to remind all Ohio radio AND television stations with five or more full-time employees that the deadline to upload their annual EEO Public File Report (covering the period...

June 1, 2021: Deadline for Ohio Television Stations to File License Renewal Applications; Important Steps to Take Prior to Filing May 18, 2021

As of this writing, we’re quickly approaching the June 1, 2021 deadline for one of the most important FCC filings Ohio television stations will make this year (or any year!) -...

FCC Adopts Report and Order Requiring Foreign Sponsorship ID, Despite Broadcaster Opposition May 13, 2021

Over opposition from the broadcast industry, the FCC last month unanimously adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) to require specific, standardized disclosures relating to broadcast material paid for or...

Broadcasters Must “Expeditiously” Update Websites to Include “FCC Applications” Tab/Link and Corresponding “FCC Applications” Webpage April 16, 2021

It’s hard to believe that nearly six months have passed since the FCC’s “new” local public notice rules and procedures—which are triggered upon the filing of various FCC applications—took effect...