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	Federal Radio Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commission was created to regulate radio use "as the public convenience, interest, or necessity requires." The Radio Act of 1927 superseded the Radio Act of 1912, which had given regulatory powers over radio communication to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
		Although the Commission's primary responsibility was radio, on February 25, 1928 Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, DC became the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
		FRC as the second of the one-two punch that made past programming relevant in license renewals, though the primary reason for the rejection of the license renewal was that Shuler owned the station (because Glide wrote the check to him) but the church held the license.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Radio_Commission (1777 words)

	Federal Communications Commission
		Many determinations regarding broadcasting regulations were made prior to 1934 by the Federal Radio commission, and most provisions of the Radio Act of 1927 were subsumed into Title III of the 1934 Communications Act.
		In the long run, a commission is forced to come to terms with the regulated groups as a condition of survival." Critics say both the FRC and the FCC became victims of client politics as these two regulatory agencies were captured by the industries they were created to regulate.
		However, as more radio and television stations were licensed, restrictions limiting owners to few stations, a limitation originally meant to protect diversity of viewpoint in the local market, made less sense to the commission.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/federalcommu/federalcommu.htm (3126 words)

	Radio&TV
		The main purpose of this act was to require radio stations to obtain licenses from the Department of Commerce and Labor for broadcasting purposes.
		In 1934 the functions of the FRC were merged with the telephone and telegraph regulatory activities of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and the Postmaster General.
		In the 1960s, the Commission suggested that local broadcasters should determine "the public interest" rather than the FCC itself, and required broadcasters to determine their communities' "needs, problems and issues." This was one way of reducing the FCC's role in evaluating programming content, and the problems that this caused.
	www.ims.ccsu.edu /Radio.htm (1421 words)

	Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC (1969)
		The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has for many years imposed on broadcasters a "fairness doctrine," requiring that public issues be presented by broadcasters and that each side of those issues be given fair coverage.
		The Federal Communications Commission has for many years imposed on radio and television broadcasters the requirement that discussion of public issues be presented on broadcast stations, and that each side of those issues must be given fair coverage.
		The history of the emergence of the fairness doctrine and of the related legislation shows that the Commission's action in the Red Lion case did not exceed its authority, and that in adopting the new regulations the Commission was implementing congressional policy rather than embarking on a frolic of its own.
	www.epic.org /free_speech/red_lion.html (6743 words)

	Untitled
		Radio stations like KYW enhanced a sense of community among different ethnic groups as each group could listen to programming suited to their interests and needs.
		Radio stations, listeners, and emerging broadcasting corporations all asked the government for some sort of intervention to end the free-for-all that radio had become.
		Even after the antenna was used to decrease radio static, listeners were still often "blasted" by noise when they switched stations; the switch from a distant frequency to a nearby station resulted in a dramatic increase in volume.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~UG00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm (1012 words)

	"Public Interest, Convenience and Necessity" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Accordingly it devolved upon the new commission to re-license all existing stations, considered to be operating in the "public interest, convenience and necessity" clause of the new radio act.
		The Federal Radio Commission was confronted with the task of recalling and reissuing all outstanding licenses in all fields except broadcasting in order to make the services covered by these licenses conform to the service bandwidths established by this Convention.
		The already overloaded departments of the federal government could not have treated with radio problems on this scale without a great increase in personnel and what would have been tantamount to the setting up of a radio commission within the department to which it might have been assigned.
	antiqueradios.com /features/frc.shtml (1475 words)

	The Radio Act of 1927 as a Product of Progressivism
		Radio was bound to be monopolistic, Pittman warned, and consequently, radio needed to be "under the strictest control" or radio would be used as a tool to oppress the American public.
		The FRC was free to control radio to serve whatever interests it deemed were within the scope of public interest, convenience and necessity as long as the commission did not deny "free speech" to broadcasters.
		As keepers of the public welfare, the FRC was the instrument ensuring that radio was not used for improper speech.
	www.scripps.ohiou.edu /mediahistory/mhmjour2-2.htm (7029 words)

	Federal Communications Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1940 the Federal Communications Commission issued the on Chain Broadcasting." The major point in report was the breakup of NBC (See American Broadcasting Company) but there were two other important One was network option time the culprit being CBS.
		March 1947 the Federal Communications Commission said CBS not be ready and ordered a contiuation the present system.
		During the freeze the interference was solved and the Federal Communications Commission a decision on color TV and UHF.
	www.freeglossary.com /Federal_Communications_Commission (1455 words)

	Early Documents of the Federal Radio Commission
		The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was created to provide order to the chaos created in the standard radio broadcasting band, now known as AM, as a result of the breakdown of the enforcement of theWireless Act of 1910 and the Radio Act of 1912.
		It's passage was opposed by the FRC and broadcasters while some legislators thought it would provide equitity in service among the different regions of the country.
		FRC Commissioners were also concerned about the economic impact of their collective decision making.
	www.oswego.edu /~messere/EarlyFRCpapers1.html (883 words)

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		XM Radio is playing a leading role now, but the real noise is being generated by Sirius.
		The licensing of television and radio stations ensures that the electromagnetic broadcast spectrum, which is a scarce resource, is properly distributed to those that can best operate the facilities while providing programming that is of interest to all.
		In digital radio, the FCC chose a proprietary system, so that every broadcaster will have to pay iBiquity royalties every year, in addition to payments from manufacturers of transmitters and even consumer receivers.
	www.lycos.com /info/federal-communications-commission--radio.html (439 words)

	WCFL Chicago Radio Timeline ...
		Radio station WCFL was owned by the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) and began broadcasting July of 1926.
		With the growth of more am radio stations, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) (founded in 1927) began to regulate the existing 733 stations already on the air.
		In January of 1928, WCFL applied to the F.R.C. for an increase in power to 10 kilowatts (kw), with an option for 50 kw.
	radiotimeline.com /am1000wcfl.htm (942 words)

	Krasnow Paper on Public Interest Standard (10-22-97)
		In contrast to the 1912 Radio Act's narrow limits on the power of the Department of Commerce to "traffic control," Congress intended in the Radio Act of 1927 to delegate broad regulatory powers to the Federal Radio Commission, limiting that agency's discretion mainly by the requirement that its actions serve the public interest.
		In 1930, the FRC denied renewal of the license of KFKB, Milford, Kansas, on the ground that the station was being controlled and used by Dr. John Brinkley, the "goat-gland doctor," to further his personal interest.
		In the instant case the Commission was entitled to consider the advantages enjoyed by the people of Illinois under the assignments to that State, the services rendered by the respective stations, the reasonable demands of the people of Indiana, and the special requirements of radio service at Gary.
	www.ntia.doc.gov /pubintadvcom/octmtg/Krasnow.htm (7464 words)

	Radio Service Bulletins, Nos. 1 to 183 (January 1915 to June 1932), from the Bureau of Navigation, Department of ...
		Radio was used for radiotelegraphy, ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communications, and increasingly as the 1920s and 1930s advanced, broadcasting.
		Tha August 31, 1931 edition of the RSB contained an index to orders of the Federal Radio Commission which were published in the RSB up to that date.
		Footnote 1: Before the creation of the Federal Radio Commission by Act of Congress in 1927 (and later the FCC in 1934), it was the responsiblity of the Department of Commerce to license radio stations.
	www.fcc.gov /mb/audio/decdoc/radio_service_bulletins.html (1283 words)

	Home of the Federal Radio Commission Archives
		The Federal Radio Commission was created as a result of the passage of the Radio Act of 1927 (PL 632, 69th Congress, 2nd.) approved February 23, 1927 and signed by President Coolidge on February 23.
		The FRC was given licensing authority for only one year, after which licensing authority was to revert back to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
		The new law itself was, of course, totally untested, and the Federal Radio Commission was called upon to administer it with no clear knowledge as to the limitations which might be created by subsequent court action.
	www.oswego.edu /~messere/FRCpage.html (449 words)

	The Radio Acts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Until this time, radio airwaves were open to the public.
		The Radio Act of 1927 was the second significant piece of broadcast legislation affecting the media industry.
		This act created the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), which was responsible for granting licenses to broadcasters.
	personal.stthomas.edu /mjgibson/radioact.html (116 words)

	Bay Area Radio History \| KGTT \| KGGC \| KEST \| KSOL \| KSAN
		The potential of radio for ministering to the public was obvious from the beginning to pastor and administrators of the Glad Tidings Temple, located on Ellis Street in San Francisco.
		These call letters were chosen by the Federal Radio Commission in their pattern of issuing call letters in alphabetical order.
		A radio tower was erected on the roof of the building, and a 250 watt transmitter was installed.
	www.bayarearadio.org /schneider/kest.shtml (653 words)

	Early Radio Station Lists Issued by the U.S. Government
		Because interest in, and regulation of, radio has shifted between various governmental departments, a given document sometimes jumps from one shelf area to another, reflecting the latest departmental reorganization.
		Then, in late 1912, licencing of U. radio stations was set up under the Commerce Department, and the Bureau of Navigation now became responsible for issuing official annual lists of all licenced U. radio stations, which it did for period from 1913 through 1926.
		In June, 1932, Commerce's Radio Division was abolished, and all radio work moved over to the Federal Radio Commission [RC1], which issued the station lists during the short remainder of its existence.
	earlyradiohistory.us /statlist.htm (1443 words)

	Guide to Federal Records - Records of the Federal Communications Commission [FCC] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Absorbed by the Federal Radio Commission pursuant to EO 5892, July 20, 1932.
		Correspondence of the Radio Division relating to complaints, station operations, administrative and technical matters, and the radio industry, 1929-32, with indexes, 1929-30.
		Divisional structure of commission abolished November 15, 1937, with FCC thereafter functioning as a single unit.
	www.archives.gov /research/guide-fed-records/groups/173.html (2138 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Radio: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The history of the UK radio licence - In the United Kingdom you were required - from 1922 until 1971 - to pay for a radio licence in order to legally listen to the wireless.
		Radio Service Bulletins (1921-1927) - These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
		Radio Heritage Foundation - sharing the stories of Pacific radio - Radio Heritage Foundation provides an online archive collection of stories about pacific radio and a broad range of advocacy, research, education, publishing and other programs.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Radio/History (1242 words)

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		1162, related to regulation of interstate and foreign radio communications and grant of license.
		Omitted -COD- CODIFICATION Sections 83a to 83e were omitted in view of abolition of Federal Radio Commission by act June 19, 1934, ch.
		1165, related to government radio stations, regulations, control of all stations by government in national emergency and stations on vessels.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/47C4.txt (1012 words)

	Jesse Walker's Radio History
		The early 1920s, a period in which a substantial number of radio stations had gone on the air but before the Federal Radio Commission -- the FCC's predecessor -- was created by the Radio Act of 1927, provides some context.
		Traditional histories of the period describe it as a time of radio gone ga-ga. The Department of Commerce handed out licenses without care for spectrum scarcity, the story goes, and the secretary of commerce (at the time, Herbert Hoover) was unable to hold the line against interference.
		Then Congress created the Federal Radio Commission, which undertook the long-overdue task of reducing the number of licenses to fit the available spec trum.
	www.bkmarcus.com /cache/JesseWalkerRadioHistory (914 words)

	Chicagoland Radio History
		Historic AM call-signs are easy enough, thanks to the many "DX" reference publications available from the 1920s and 30s, but tracking frequencies before the Federal Radio Commission took charge is pretty much an exercise in futility.
		Frequency-hopping was a major problem prior to onset of the Federal Radio Commission, around 1927.
		The FRC, which is now of course the FCC, first clamped down in 1927-28...stations, if they were still allowed on the air at all, were assigned specific frequencies they had to be on by November 11th of 1928.
	www.angelfire.com /nm/negativfan/callhistory.html (695 words)

	FCC - Federal Censorship Commission - Sean Turner
		Ratified by President Calvin Coolidge — a Republican whose inauguration was the first presidential inauguration broadcast on radio — the Radio Act of 1927 led to the formation of the Federal Radio Commission, which was created to license broadcasters and ostensibly reduce radio interference.
		This legislation superseded the Radio Act of 1912 -- giving regulatory authority over radio communication to the Department of Commerce and the Interstate Commerce Commission — and ushered in the first phase of censorship by prohibiting the utterance of any "obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication."
		The FCC regulates all non-Federal Government use of the radio spectrum — which includes radio and television broadcasting, all interstate telecommunications, and all international communications whose origin or destination is the United States.
	www.americandaily.com /article/1304 (1163 words)

	Today in Radio History
		Attend the 2006 NAB Radio Show exhibits for free as a guest of Radio magazine.
		The history of radio broadcasting is interesting and extends beyond the work of Tesla, Marconi and Armstrong.
		The following events carry significance for radio, but we have not yet found a specific date on which to cite the event.
	beradio.com /features/radio_today_radio_history (939 words)

	NPR : PIRATE RADIO
		Though \nsupporters say pirate radio is a vital resource, targeting the needs of \nindividual communities, critics charge it causes interference problems with \nlicensed radio stations.
		Join Ray Suarez, the FCC Chairman, and other guests \nfor a discussion of pirate radio and how "public" the airwaves really are.\n
		\nNPR submits a statement to the FCC on rulemaking for to estabish a Microstation Radio Broadcasting Service and the proposal for creation of the Low Power FM Broadcast Service.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1009947 (177 words)

	Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
		FCC Modifies Amateur Radio Service Rules, Eliminating Morse Code Exam Requirements and Addressing ARRL Petition for Reconsideration.
		FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, December 20, 2006.
		Memorandum from FCC General Counsel Sam Feder to Commissioner Robert McDowell on participation of Commissioner McDowell in the Commission's decision on the AT&T/BellSouth merger proceeding.
	www.fcc.gov (398 words)

	FCC Accession #54-A-145 (1912-1934) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Broadcast License Series, Federal Radio Commission, Closed Segment of Active Stations, 1927 thru 7-11-1934
		Federal Radio Commission, Closed Segment of Active Stations, 1927 thru 7-11-1934
		Broadcast License Series, Department of Commerce Closed Segment of Active Stations, 1922 - 1926
	home.earthlink.net /~hdtv/History/FCCdocs/54A145.html (788 words)

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