Total Event(s) for July 2009: 7
July 10, 2009
FCC Form 398 Children's Television Progr
- national
By July 10, all commercial full-power television stations and Class A LPTV stations must prepare and file an FCC Form 398 Children's Programming Report for the second quarter of 2009 with the FCC.
July 10, 2009
Children's Television Commercial Limitat
- national
In addition to broadcasting programming responsive to the educational and informational needs of children, the FCC's rules limit the amount of commercial material that can be aired during programming aimed at children. In order to demonstrate compliance with this rule, stations must prepare and place proof of compliance with the commercial limitations in the public inspection file every quarter. Thus, by July 10, stations must prepare and place in their public inspection files proof of compliance with the children's television commercial limitations for the second quarter of 2009.
July 10, 2009
Quarterly Issues Programs Lists Due
- national
By July 10, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare and place in their public inspection files a list of important issues facing their communities, and the programs aired in the months of April, May and June dealing with those issues.
July 10, 2009
Class A LPTV Stations Demonstration of C
- national
The FCC requires that Class A TV stations maintain in their public files sufficient information to demonstrate their continuing eligibility for Class A status—e.g., that they have broadcast three hours per week of local programming, broadcast 18 hours a day, and otherwise observed the rules that apply to full-power TV stations. While the FCC has not mandated that this report or certification be made quarterly, the preparation of the Quarterly Issues Programs lists would seem to provide a good opportunity to prepare such documentation. Accordingly, by this date, Class A stations are encouraged to prepare and place in their public inspection files information sufficient to support their continued eligibility for Class A status.
July 10, 2009
FCC Form 388 DTV Quarterly Activity Stat
- national
. Full-power digital television stations that serve less than their full authorized analog service area (i.e., stations that do not reach all of their pre-transition viewers) are required to continue DTV consumer education efforts until their request for authorization to operate with such facilities has been withdrawn or denied, or until a granted authorization has expired. Similarly, such stations must also continue to file FCC Form 388 quarterly reports summarizing their efforts, up to and including the final quarter in which they have active educational requirements.
July 15, 2009
Copyright Royalties for Internet Streami
- national
By July 15, webcasters, including radio stations simulcasting their programming on the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange for music streamed by the webcaster during the month ending May 31, 2009.
July 31, 2009
Copyright Royalty Claims Due for Eligibl
- national
Parties interested in seeking compensation from the cable and satellite royalty funds for the year 2008 must file the appropriate form with the Copyright Royalty Board by July 31, 2009. Under the Copyright Act, cable systems and satellite operators that retransmit over-the-air broadcast television signals to the public must pay a compulsory fee to the Copyright Royalty Board each year. In turn, the copyright holders whose works were contained in those broadcasts may seek compensation for the retransmission of the work.
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