Ownership Report deadline moved to Dec. 1

In 2009, the FCC adopted an Order which expanded the types of commercial broadcast licensees required to file ownership reports on FCC Form 323 biennially.

The FCC also established Nov. 1 (of odd-numbered years) as the single national ownership report filing date for all commercial broadcast stations.

As a result, all commercial full-power AM, FM, TV, and Class A and LPTV stations, as well as entities with attributable interests in those stations, were due to file their next biennial ownership reports later this year on Nov. 1.

However, the Media Bureau issued an Order moving the filing deadline to Dec. 1, 2011.

The FCC indicates that despite the change in filing date, the ownership reports should still include a snapshot of station ownership as it existed on Oct. 1, 2011.

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