MCOM 316 Chapter 7 – Regulations
FCC: serving the public interest, convenience and necessity
Deceptive advertising: FTC and NAD
Criteria for ownership:
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The licensee must be a U.S. citizen
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The licensee must be of good character
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The licensee must have substantial financial resources to establish and
maintain the station
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The licensee must have the technical ability to operate the station
according to FCC regulations
Duopoly, September 16, 1992
Equal Opportunities section 315 of the communication act
 Bona-fide newscasts
 Bona-fide news interviews
 Bona-fide news documentaries
 On-the-spot of bona-fide news events
Section 312 of the communications act: reasonable access
Fairness docturine: controversial material and how to treat issues
Childrens programming
Primetime access rule
Obscenity, indecency, and profanity
Violence, racial slurs and shock jocks, on-air hoaxes, lotteries
Prize, chance and consideration
Public inspection, fines and forfeitures