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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'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...
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Regulation of Cable TV Rates
May 18 2011
Background Your local franchising authority (LFA) legally may (but is not required to) regulate...
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Distribution, Sale and Use of Wireless Microphones Operating in the 700 MHz Band Prohibited
May 18 2011
As of June 12, 2010, use of wireless microphones (and similar devices certified as “low power...
