SMAD 370 Exam 3

all commercial vessels with 50 or more passengers must have a telegraph. Established the SOS signal

established government control under the Secretary of Commerce to issue licenses to radio transmitters

Facts: Intercity Radio was denied license on the grounds of insufficient spectrum space by the Secretary of Commerce.
Importance: A court determined that the Secretary of Commerce had to give a broadcast license to any person who applied.

Facts: Zenith Radio was unhappy with its radio frequency. When their application was rejected, Zenith moved it away.
Importance: a federal court ruled that the Commerce Department lacked the authority to regulate frequency, or hours a station could operate.

established the Federal Radio Commission as a separate agency which only oversaw the radio industry. Telephones were regulated by the commerce department. (this will change)

this legislation extablished the Federal Communication Commission which oversees the telephone, radio,TV,cable. Section 326 forbids the FCC to "censor" broadcasters.

Facts: The FCC adopted a rule that limits the amount of network broadcast time that any affiliate station could carry. The FCC wants stations to operate in the public's interest, connivence and necessity.
Importance: The USSC held that the FCC can regulate electronic media and the rules it makes must be obeyed.

Minority preference rules were set up.

any special preferences must be met by compelling government interest. In 2008 the FCC wrote new rules to create preferences for small business in the licensing process. In 1996 comparative license renewal was revoked. Minority preference is now gone in 1996 .

1: FCC determines in licensee is entitled for renewal
2: if licensee has committed a serious offense, then the license is revoked.

Stations could not use their stations to express opinions or editorialize

stations could not refuse to sell time for discussion of controversial topics.

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