|
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January
|
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spots: CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 1 |
New
Year's Day Holiday |
| 9 |
Washington
62nd Legislature, Second Regular
Session, convenes, Olympia. www.leg.wa.gov |
| 10 |
FILING
DEADLINE: ISSUES/PROGRAMS LIST. All
TV and radio stations must place in Public
File list of programs that have provided
the station's most significant treatment
of community issues during the previous
calendar quarter. |
| 10 |
TV
FILING DEADLINE: CHILDREN'S TV PROGRAMMING
REPORT, FCC FORM 398. Commercial TV stations must place in Public
File a copy of the station's quarterly
Children's TV Programming Report, FCC
Form 398, reflecting efforts made by the
station during the previous calendar quarter,
as well as efforts planned for the next
calendar quarter, to serve the educational
and informational needs of children. All
4 quarterly Forms 398 for 2002 must be
filed electronically with the FCC by today,
if station has not already done so. |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of November and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 16 |
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday |
| 18 |
LOWEST
UNIT CHARGE PERIOD BEGINS for the March 3rd Republican
Presidential Precinct Caucuses. |
| 23-25 |
National Association of Television Programming
Executives Annual Program Conference &
Exhibition, Las Vegas 310-453-4440. www.natpe.org |
| 31 |
DEADLINE for distribution of IRS Form W-2 to each
employee and Form 1099 to every
individual or firm that served as an
independent contractor to the station
that was paid more than $600 during the
previous calendar year. Form
1099-Misc. must be sent to winners of
station contests with prizes valued at
more than $600 |
|
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAs Page www.wsab.org
***
TV Stations must continuously place in
Public File records "sufficient to
verify compliance" with commercial
time limits in children's programming.
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February |
| 1-29 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 1 |
DEADLINE:
For posting OSHA Form No. 200 summarizing
occupational injuries and illnesses for the previous calendar year.
The Notice must remain posted until March 1st and must be
retained for 5 years. Employers with 10 or fewer full and
part-time employees are exempt. |
| 6 |
EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination:
State Division of Emergency Management.
Time: 7:25 a.m.. |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of December and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 18-21 |
National
Religious Broadcasters Association Annual Convention &
Exposition, Nashville. (703) 330-7000. www.nrbconvention.org |
| 20 |
President's
Day Holiday |
| 22-24 |
Country Radio Broadcasters "CRS2012", Nashville.
(615) 327-4487. www.crb.org |
| 29 |
DEADLINE
for submitting requests to WSAB for Station Employee
Education Grants. |
| 29 |
DEADLINE for
filing IRS Form 1096 summarizing all Forms 1099 filed, Form
W-3 and Copy A of all Forms W-2 that were issued for the
previous calendar year. |
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March |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 1 |
Station
may remove OSHA Form No. 200 from posting.
Must be kept for 5 years. |
| 1 |
LOWEST
UNIT CHARGE PERIOD BEGINS for April 15th Democratic
Presidential Precinct Caucuses |
| 8 |
Washington
62nd Legislature, Second Regular Session, 60th day -
Adjournment, Olympia |
| 11 |
Daylight
Saving Time Begins |
| 16 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of January and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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April |
| 1-30 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 2 |
COMMERCIAL
RADIO
FILING DEADLINE: Commercial radio
stations must file ASCAP/BMI reports by
April 1. There is no annual reporting requirement for
SESAC. |
| 10 |
FILING
DEADLINE: ISSUES/PROGRAMS LIST. All
TV and radio stations must place in Public
File list of programs that have provided
the station's most significant treatment
of community issues during the previous
calendar quarter. |
| 10 |
TV FILING DEADLINE: CHILDREN'S
TV PROGRAMMING REPORT, FCC FORM 398. Commercial TV
stations must place in Public File a copy of the station's
quarterly Children's TV Programming Report, FCC Form 398,
reflecting efforts made by the station during the previous
calendar quarter, as well as efforts planned for the next
calendar quarter, to serve the educational and informational
needs of children. File
Form 398 electronically with the FCC by today. |
| TBD |
EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination:
State Division of Emergency Management. Time:
9:45
a.m.
This RMT is scheduled to coincide with the statewide
earthquake preparedness drill. |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of February and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 14-19 |
National Association of Broadcasters Annual
Convention, Las Vegas Convention
Center.
(202) 429-5300. www.nab.org |
| 15 |
Democratic
Presidential Precinct Caucuses |
| 15-18 |
Broadcast Education Association Annual
Convention, Las Vegas Hilton.
(202) 429-5424. www.beaweb.org |
| 18 |
NABEF/RTNDA/BEA
Career Fair, Las Vegas Hilton. (202) 429-5424
www.nabef.org |
|
***
TV Stations must continuously place in
Public File records "sufficient to
verify compliance" with commercial
time limits in children's programming.
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May |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 14-18 |
Candidate
Filing Week. Candidate
can only become "Legally Qualified Candidate" at
the time of filing official declaration of candidacy. [RCW
29A.24.050] |
| 15 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of March and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 21-23 |
Media
Financial Management Association Annual Conference, Las
Vegas.
(847) 716-7000. www.mediafinance.org |
| 22-23 |
Alliance for Women in Media
Annual Gracie Allen Awards Gala, Hollywood, CA.
(703) 506-3290
www.allwomeninmedia.org |
| 28 |
Memorial
Day Holiday |
| 31 |
DEADLINE
for submitting requests to WSAB for Station Employee
Education Grants. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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|
June |
| 1-30 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 11 |
National Association of Broadcasters
"Service to America"
Awards, Washington, D.
C. (202) 429-5300 www.nab.org |
| 12-14 |
PROMAX/Broadcast Designers Association Annual
Convention, Los
Angeles.
(310) 788-7600 www.promaxbda.org |
| 15 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of April and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 20-24 |
National
Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention &
Career Fair, New Orleans. (301) 405-0248 www.nabj.org |
| 22 |
LOWEST
UNIT CHARGE PERIOD BEGINS for August 7th Primary
Election. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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|
July |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 4 |
Independence
Day Holiday |
| 6 |
EAS Required Monthly Test. Origination:
State Division of Emergency Management.
Time: 9:50
a.m. |
| 10 |
FILING
DEADLINE: ISSUES/PROGRAMS
LIST.
All TV and radio stations must place in Public File
list of programs that have provided the station's most
significant treatment of community issues during the
previous calendar quarter. |
| 10 |
TV
FILING DEADLINE: CHILDREN'S
TV PROGRAMMING REPORT, FCC FORM 398. Commercial TV
stations must place in Public File a copy of the station's
quarterly Children's TV Programming Report, FCC Form 398,
reflecting efforts made by the station during the previous
calendar quarter, as well as efforts planned for the next
calendar quarter, to serve the educational and informational
needs of children. File
Form 398 electronically with the FCC by today. |
| 15 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of May and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 31 |
TV
FILING DEADLINE: CABLE
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY CLAIMS must be filed by TV stations which were carried as a
distant signal by a cable system during the past calendar
year, or were retransmitted by a satellite carrier to home
dish owners, and which aired a program that they produced
for which they own the copyright, if the station wishes to
share in this year's cable royalty distribution. |
|
*** TV
Stations must continuously place in Public
File records "sufficient to verify
compliance" with commercial
time limits in children's programming.
|
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August |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 1 |
FCC
Regulatory Fee Payment Window Dates: Sometime in
August the FCC will announce by public notice the dates
during which payment for broadcasters' annual regulatory fee
must be paid. www.fcc.gov |
| 1-4 |
UNITY
Journalists of Color 5th Quadrennial Convention, Las
Vegas. www.unityconvention.org |
| 7 |
Primary
Election Day |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of June and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 31 |
DEADLINE
for submitting requests to WSAB for Station Employee
Education Grants. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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September |
| 1-30 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 3 |
Labor
Day Holiday |
| 7 |
LOWEST
UNIT CHARGE PERIOD: Begins
for all legally qualified candidates for the November 6th General Election |
| 12 |
EAS Required Monthly Test. Origination:
National
Weather Service.
Time: 10:15
a.m |
| 13-15 |
NAB Small Market Television Exchange,
Nashville.
(202) 429-5300. www.nab.org |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of July and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 16-17 |
Rosh
Hashanah |
| 20-22 |
Radio
Television Digital News Association and Society of Professional
Journalists Excellence in Journalism Conference, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL. (202) 659-6510. www.rtnda.org |
| 25-26 |
Yom
Kippur |
| 30 |
FILING
DEADLINE: EEOC
Form 100 (EEO-1). Deadline
for filing Form 100 (EEO-1) of
the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
All employers with 100 or more employees must file
the report, which may cover any specified payroll period
during July, August or September, or any other period which
has been approved in advance by the EEOC.
Employers who filed last year should receive this
year's filing material in the mail from the EEOC.
For more information, the EEOC can be contacted at
(202) 663-4958C. For
more information, the EEOC can be contacted
at (202) 663-4958. |
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October |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 1 |
FILING
DEADLINE: ANNUAL
EEO PUBLIC
FILE REPORT.
Each station must place in its public file (and post
on the station's web site (if it has one) a report
regarding station compliance with the FCC's EEO Rule. |
| 1 |
NON-COMMERCIAL
TELEVISION
FILING DEADLINE: FCC
Form 323-E Biennial Ownership Report Due.
Non-commercial television stations licensed to communities
in Washington must electronically file their biennial
ownership reports on FCC Form 323-E and place a copy in the
station’s Public Inspection File.
There is no filing fee. |
| 10 |
FILING
DEADLINE: ISSUES/PROGRAMS
LIST.
All TV and radio stations must place in Public File
list of programs that have provided the station's most
significant treatment of community issues during the
previous calendar quarter. |
| 10 |
TV
FILING DEADLINE: CHILDREN'S
TV PROGRAMMING REPORT, FCC FORM 398.
Commercial TV stations must place in Public File a
copy of the station's quarterly Children's TV Programming
Report, FCC Form 398, reflecting efforts made by the station
during the previous calendar quarter, as well as efforts
planned for the next calendar quarter, to serve the
educational and informational needs of children.
File Form 398 electronically with the FCC by today. |
| 15 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of August and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 31 |
DEADLINE
for submitting requests to WSAB for Station Employee
Education Grants. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
*** TV
Stations must continuously place in Public
File records "sufficient to verify
compliance" with commercial
time limits in children's programming. |
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November |
| 1-30 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 4 |
Daylight
Saving Time ends. |
| 6 |
General
Election Day |
| 7-9 |
National
Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention, Kansas City. (816) 431-4032 www.nafb.com |
| 11 |
Veterans'
Day |
| TBD |
WATCH
FOR WSAB'S LEGISLATOR-BROADCASTER LUNCHES IN SPOKANE, YAKIMA
AND TRI-CITIES. DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED. |
| 14 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of September and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 22 |
Thanksgiving
Day |
| 28 |
WSAB
Annual Corporate Meeting of the
Membership, Seattle. |
| 28 |
WSAB
Winter Board of Directors Meeting,
Seattle. |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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December |
| 1-31 |
WSAB
PEP Program Spot Rotation CHECK YOUR
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS! PEP
PROGRAM SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 3 |
COMMERCIAL
DTV FILING DEADLINE: FCC Form 317 (Annual DTV
Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report for Commercial
Digital Television Stations) must be filed with the FCC. |
| 8-9 |
Hanukkah |
| 15 |
Copyright
Royalties for Internet Streaming: Webcasters, including
radio stations that are simulcasting their programming on
the Web, must pay the monthly royalty fee to SoundExchange
for the month of October and file Reports of Use providing
information about the songs they streamed. |
| 25 |
Christmas
Day |
***EAS
Required Monthly Test. Origination: Local Jurisdiction.
Dates & Times vary from Local Area to Local Area. Check
the EAS Page www.wsab.org
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