Quarterly Television Reports Due October 10, 2023

Full power and Class A television stations must file the following reports for the third quarter of 2023 by Tuesday, October 10, 2023:

All commercial and noncommercial television stations:

• • Issues-responsive programming lists for broadcasts between July 1 and September 30, 2023.

Class A television stations only:

• • Documentation demonstrating compliance with Class A eligibility requirements.

Issues-Responsive Programming Lists

Commercial and noncommercial television and Class A stations must prepare and upload to their public inspection files a list of programs that provided the most significant treatment of community issues during the previous quarter. The lists should include a brief narrative statement that identifies the issues that were given significant treatment and describes the programs in which the issues were addressed. Each program description must include the date, time, and title of the program, the duration of each issues-responsive segment, and a brief explanation of how the programming addressed the issues.

Documentation of Continued Class A Eligibility

Class A television stations must maintain documentation in their public inspection files demonstrating compliance with both Class A eligibility requirements: (i) the broadcast of a minimum of 18 hours per day; and (ii) the broadcast of an average of at least three hours per week of locally produced programming each quarter.

If you have questions about these ongoing recordkeeping obligations, please contact an attorney in our Media practice group.