print email comment close 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. 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