ALL Master and Backup tapes are due in house 30 business days before the hard feed airdate. This includes repackaged and alternate versions of programs including stunt, shortened, edited, high definition/widescreen, etc. Tapes must be delivered to the PBS Media Library Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Tapes must be fully packaged with all associated elements to be considered a final delivery to PBS. Any Producer submitting tapes to PBS less than 30 business days before the hard feed date will be charged a Late Fee in addition to any technical processing costs (to be applied per the Technical Rate Card). In the event that program deliverables are received late, PBS reserves the right to broadcast an evergreen episode (in case of an ongoing series) or to broadcast another program in its place.

LATE TAPE DELIVERY FEES:
Less than 5 business days prior to air	$10,000
5-9 business days prior to air	$5,000
10-14 business days prior to air	$3,000
15-19 business days prior to air	$2,000
20-24 business days prior to air	$1,000
25-29 business days prior to air	Grace period - only technical processing charges apply
30 or more business days prior to air	On Time

 PBS HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
• Presidents' Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Thanksgiving (2 days)
• Christmas (2 days)

 
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