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11 Cards in this Set
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Early history and Technology
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Wireless communication
Wireless telegraph Saw a need for regulation |
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1920's Radio
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Marconi
Radio communications |
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Radio Act of 1927
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Created Federal Radio Commission (FRC)which turned into the FCC
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The Communications Act of 1934
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Replaced the Radio Act of 1927
Still the foundation for broadcasting regulation today. FCC became official |
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Public Airwaves
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Radio that is free to listen to OR public
Finite A lot like a public street, it's free and legal to use, but there are restrictions |
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What would happen if someone took all public airwaves?
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It's there to be used
If it's all taken, nobody else can use it Government regulation acts due to this. It gets leased upon approval |
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How can the public interest be jeaprodized ?
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Public Airwaves
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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1) Licensees must widely distribute notices about full-job openings
2) Licensees must rovide notice of each full-time job vacancy to recruitment organizations that have requested such notice. 3) Licensees should engage in recruitment initiatives, such as job fairs and internship programs, or develop their own outreach methods. And enforcement |
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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License renewal
Extended tv and radio license terms to 8 years. Meet the following criteria: 1) The station can prove it served the public interest, convenience, and necessity 2) The station had no "serious violations" of FCC rules or the Communications Act 3) The station has no "pattern of abuse" of FCC rules or the Communcations Act |
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Other licensing rules
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If the station satisfies the three rules of the FCC, the commission will not even consider any competing applicaions that may have been filed for that stations license
Stations must file renewal paperwork no later than 4 months before their license expiration date |
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The Hudson Test
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1) The broadcast or advertising content is misleading, or the advertising involves illegal activities.
2) The asserted governmental interest served by the speech restriction is substantial. 3) The speech restriction directly and materially advances the asserted governmental interest. 4) The regulation should not be more excessive than is needed to serve the government interest. |
