Children’s Programming

The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) to examine the children’s television programming rules is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, which means comment dates on the...

As we reported previously, at its July 12, 2018, meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) to examine the children’s television programming rules.  The Notice considers significant...

At its July 12, 2018, meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) to examine the children’s television programming rules.  The Notice contemplates significant changes to the children’s...

The FCC has opened a docket for its examination of the children’s television programming rules and has released its long-awaited draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) on the subject.  The...

Each full power and Class A television station is required to air a minimum of three hours per week of so-called “Core Programming” to meet the educational and informational needs...

Each commercial full power and Class A television station is required to prepare and place in its public inspection file a Children’s Television Programming Report (“Children’s Report”) for each calendar...

Just in time for the next quarterly filing of Children’s Television Programming Reports (the “Reports”) by all commercial full-power and Class A television stations, the FCC has changed the filing...

With back-to-school advertising underway at stations across the country, now is a good time for television station staff to re-educate themselves about the FCC’s rules and policies governing commercial content in certain...

Don’t repeat the same children’s program over and over again. Don’t repeat the same children’s program over and over again. Don’t repeat the same children’s program over and over again...