October 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists; EAS Test Form One; Annual EEO Public File Reports; EEO Audit Responses; Filing Freeze on FM Translators; and more

October 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists; EAS Test Form One; Annual EEO Public File Reports; EEO Audit Responses; Filing Freeze on FM Translators; and more

October is another busy month of regulatory dates and deadlines for broadcasters.  Unlike previous years, there is no threat of a federal government shutdown on its October 1 start of the new fiscal year, so the dates and deadlines discussed below should not move...