Webinar on Revised 

Children’s Television 

Programming Report (FCC 

Form 2100, Schedule H)

January 23, 2020

FCC Media Bureau
• These slides, prepared by Commission staff, present an unofficial 

summary of FCC rules, orders, and public notices. Nothing herein is 

intended to supersede any provision of the Commission's rules, 

orders, or public notices, or prejudge any pending rulemaking or 

petitions for reconsideration. Should this summary vary from the 

Commission's rules, orders, or public notices, the official adopted 

documents govern.

Disclaimer

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Submit your questions during the webinar to KidVidForm@fcc.gov. 

We will attempt to answer questions submitted as time permits at the 

end of the presentation. We will follow-up on any unanswered 

questions individually.

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Questions?
Timeline of Events

• July 12, 2019- Report and Order and FNPRM (FCC 19-67) adopting 

revised KidVid rules, including modified Children’s Television 

Programming Report (KidVid Report) requirements

• September 3, 2019- Public Notice KidVid Transition Procedures PN 

(DA 19-864)

• September 16, 2019- Effective date for certain amended rules: 47 

CFR §§ 73.671(c)(2) (expanded Core Programming hours), 

73.671(c)(3) (revision to regularly scheduled weekly programing 

requirement), 73.671(c)(4) (revision to requirement that Core 

Programming be at least 30 minutes in length), 73.671(d) (revised 

safe harbor processing guidelines), and 73.671(e)(3) (preemption 

exemption for non-regularly scheduled live programming produced 

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Timeline of Events (cont’d)

• October 10, 2019- Final Quarterly Children’s Television Programming 

Report (KidVid Reports) filing due covering programming aired 

between July 1, 2019-September 15, 2019 

• November 15, 2019- Public Notice announcing deadline for 

amending and filing missing Quarterly KidVid Reports

• December 17, 2019- Filing or amendment of quarterly KidVid 

Reports no longer accepted in LMS

• December 20, 2019- Public Notice issued announcing effective date 

for remaining amended KidVid rules, approval of revised KidVid 

Form by OMB, extended KidVid Form filing deadline

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Timeline of Events (cont’d)

• January 21, 2020- Effective Date for remaining amended rules: 47 CFR §§

73.671(c)(5) (on-air “E/I” notification requirement), 73.671(c)(7) 

(program guides), 73.671(e)(1)-(2) (preemptions), 73.673 (program 

guides), 73.3526(e)(11)(ii) (recordkeeping requirements for commercial 

limits), and 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) (reporting and public file requirements)

• January 30, 2020- Revised KidVid Report will be available to fill out and 

file in LMS

• March 30, 2020- Extended annual KidVid Report filing deadline (Report 

must cover programming aired from September 16, 2019, through 

December 31, 2019)

• February 1, 2021- First full annual KidVid Report due covering 

programming aired from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020

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Children’s Programming Reporting Requirements

• Revised to require that Children’s Television Programming Reports (FCC 

Form 2100 Schedule H) be filed on an annual rather than quarterly basis, 

within 30 days after the end of the calendar year.

• Filing deadline for first annual report extended to March 30, 2020.

• Eliminated certain reporting requirements:

• Information describing the educational and informational purpose of each Core 

Program aired during the current reporting period;

• Information describing each Core Program that the licensee expects to air during the 

next reporting period; and

• The requirement to identify the program guide publishers who were sent 

information regarding the licensee’s Core Programs.

• Modified reporting requirements to account for new processing guidelines 

and preemption standards.

Rule: 47 CFR § 73.3526(e)(11)(iii)

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Demonstrating Compliance- Core Processing 

Guidelines

Compliance On or After September 16, 2019

• Compliance during the period from September 16, 2019, through 

December 31, 2019, will be evaluated under the revised safe harbor 

processing guidelines on a pro rata basis. 

• Category A, Option One: A station will be deemed to satisfy the 

processing guidelines if it airs an average of three hours per week of Core 

Programming (as calculated over the approximately 15-week period). In 

order to report that it has aired an average of three hours per week, the 

station should air a total of 45 hours of Core Programming on its primary 

stream between September 16, 2019, and December 31, 2019. 

• Up to 15 of the 45 hours of regularly scheduled weekly programming may be aired 

on a station’s multicast stream.

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Demonstrating Compliance (cont’d)

• Category A, Option Two: A station will be deemed to satisfy 

the processing guidelines during this period if it airs at least 45 

hours of Core Programming, including a minimum of 30 hours 

of regularly scheduled weekly Core Programming.

• 4 of the 30 hours of regularly scheduled weekly programming must be 

aired during the remainder of the third quarter of 2019 (i.e., September 

16, 2019 to September 30, 2019), with up to two of those hours aired 

on a station’s multicast stream.

• 26 of the 30 hours of regularly scheduled weekly programming must be 

aired during the fourth quarter of 2019 (i.e., October 1, 2019, to 

December 31, 2019), with up to 13 hours aired on a station’s multicast 

stream.

• The remaining 15 hours may consist of Core Programs that are not 

regularly scheduled on a weekly basis, such as educational specials and 

regularly scheduled non-weekly programming, all of which must be 

aired on the primary program stream.

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Demonstrating Compliance (cont’d)

• Category B: A station will be deemed to satisfy the processing guidelines 

during this period if it airs at least 45 hours of Core Programming, 

including a minimum of 30 hours of regularly scheduled weekly Core 

Programming.

• 4 of the 30 hours of regularly scheduled weekly programming must be aired 

during the remainder of the third quarter of 2019 (i.e., September 16, 2019, 

to September 30, 2019), with up to two of those hours aired on a station’s 

multicast stream.

• 26 of the 30 hours of regularly scheduled weekly programming must be aired 

during the fourth quarter of 2019 (i.e., October 1, 2019 to December 31, 

2019), with up to 13 hours aired on a station’s multicast stream.

• The remaining 15 hours may consist of Core Programs that are not regularly 

scheduled on a weekly basis and/or short-form programs less than 30 

minutes in length, all of which must be aired on the primary program stream.

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The Revised Form 2100, Schedule H

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Log-In and Select

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Select to open a 

new Report
General Information

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Select year

Save current 

section and 

advance to the 

next section

Application 

will not be 

saved
Digital Core Programming

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Select Processing 

Guideline

Section not 

complete 

Section 

complete 
Digital Core Programming

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A number value 

must be input in 

each field
Digital Core Programming

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Non-regularly 

scheduled 

programming
Digital Core Programming Summary- Core Program

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Select ‘Add 

Program’
Digital Core Programming Summary- Core Program

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You may be 

prompted to 

upload an 

exhibit

Type of Core 

Programming
Digital Core Programming Summary- Core Program

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Continue 

adding 

programs

A number value 

must be input in 

each field

Return to the 

main ‘Digital 

Core 

Programming 

Summary’ page
Digital Core Programming Summary- Core Program

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Click here to 

add a 

Preemption 

Report

Error 

message
Digital Core Programming Summary- Preemption Reports

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Continue 

adding 

programs

Return to the 

main ‘Digital Core 

Programming 

Summary’ page

Reason for 

Preemption
Digital Core Programming Summary- Preemption Reports

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Title of nonregularly scheduled 

locally produced 

live programming
Digital Core Programming Summary- Preemption Reports

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Select ‘no’ 

here if the 

program was 

not 

rescheduled

Leave date 

field blank if 

program was 

not 

rescheduled

Option to 

upload an 

exhibit, but not 

required
Digital Core Programming Summary- Preemption Reports

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Displays 

summary of 

‘Digital 

Preemption 

Report’

‘Sponsored Core 

Programming 

Summary’
Liaison Contact/Other Efforts

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Option to upload an 

exhibit with additional 

information or 

demonstrate compliance 

with Category C
Amending Prior or Filing Missing Quarterly Reports

• Broadcasters may no longer file or amend Quarterly KidVid Reports in 

LMS.

• Must provide the necessary information in the form of an explanatory 

document. Such document must be uploaded to a station’s online 

public inspection file (OPIF) and placed in the “Children’s Reports” 

section, under the folder entitled “Additional Documents.” 

• In light of the upcoming license renewal cycle for television stations 

that is scheduled to begin in June 2020, licensees should include an 

exhibit as part of their license renewal applications noting if any such 

explanatory document has been uploaded to a station’s OPIF.

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Other KidVid Reporting/Disclosure Changes

• Annual Network Preemption Reports- No longer required.

• The requirement to publicize the existence of Children’s Television Programming 

Reports has been eliminated.

• Broadcasters no longer required to provide program guide publishers an 

indication of the age group their programming is intended to serve.

• E/I symbol no longer required to be displayed by NCEs.

• Commercial Limit Certifications (47 CFR § 73.3526(e)(11)(ii))

• Broadcast stations, cable operators, and DBS operators will be permitted to file their 

certifications of compliance with the commercial limits for children’s programming annually 

rather than quarterly.

• Certifications must be filed within 30 days after the end of the calendar year.

• Last quarterly commercial limit certification was due on January 10, 2020.

• Next commercial limit certification will be due February 1, 2021.

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Thank You!

• Additional Contact Information: 

• For Technical problems or trouble accessing the system you should Submit a Help 

Request or Contact (877) 480-3201; TTY: (717) 338-2824.

• Non-LMS related questions please e-mail KidVidForm@fcc.gov

• Additional Resources:

• Children's Educational Television Rules and Ordershttps://www.fcc.gov/general/childrens-educational-television-rules-and-orders

• This webinar and slides will be posted on the above noted website.

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