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FCC Consumer Facts: Children's Educational Television
URL: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/childtv.html

Description:
Fact sheet on the Children's Television Act (CTA), which was enacted in 1990 "to increase the amount of educational and informational programming for children available on television." Discusses the requirements for programming and commercial matter, and the additional Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines set forth in 2004 and effective January 2006 (and which are being challenged by various media companies and groups), and provides links to related FCC policy material and documents.

LII Topics: Children's Television, Documentary & Educational Television, Regulation, Television

Publisher:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Extra Keywords
TV host-selling DTV

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Television in education -- Law and legislation -- United States
Television programs for children -- Law and legislation -- United States

LII Database Information:
Record 19382 created by Jennifer English on 10/18/2005
Last modification on 10/18/2005
Published: 10/20/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19382

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