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Wireless Microphone FAQs
May 26 2011
Under FCC rules, anyone who uses a wireless microphone (or similar device) that operates in the 700...
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License Renewal Applications for Radio Broadcast Stations
May 25 2011
All radio broadcast station licenses are scheduled to expire between 2011 and 2014. Each AM...
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Unauthorized Radio Operation
May 24 2011
Background Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934 prohibits the “use or operation of any...
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Unauthorized Equipment Sold on the Internet and in Publications
May 24 2011
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives many complaints about alleged illegal (non-...
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The FCC and Freedom of Speech
May 24 2011
Background The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives numerous complaints that...
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The FCC's Payola Rules
May 24 2011
Background Federal law and FCC rules require that employees of broadcast stations, program...
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Religious Broadcast Rumor Denied
May 19 2011
Background A rumor has been circulating since 1975 that the late Madalyn Murray O’Hair, a widely...
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Radio Call-In, Shock Jock, or Open Microphone Programs
May 19 2011
Background Consumers often complain to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about call-in...
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Cable Carriage of Broadcast Stations
May 18 2011
The Communications Act prohibits cable operators and other multichannel video programming...
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Commonly Asked Aeronautical Frequency Notification (AFN) Questions
August 31 2011
Q: What are Aeronautical Frequency Notifications?A: Cable operators planning to use the...
