As part of the process of filing for FCC renewal of their broadcast licenses, commercial and noncommercial full power radio and FM translator stations licensed to communities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia must begin their post-filing announcements on June 1, 2011.  Radio stations must air these announcements at least once a day on the 1^st and 16^th days of June, July and August as follows: 

●          At least three of the announcements between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and/or between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

●          One announcement between 9:00 a.m. to noon

●          One announcement between noon to 4:00 p.m.

●          One announcement between 7:00 p.m. to midnight. 

If the broadcast station does not operate during these hours, two of the announcements must be broadcast during the first two hours of operation.

FM translator stations must publish the text of the post-filing announcement in a daily, weekly or bi-weekly newspaper of general circulation in the community of license at least once immediately following filing of the license renewal application.

For more information about the broadcast license renewal process, see my blog pieces here and here.