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2006 Second Quarter Children’s Television Programming Documentation Advisory

By Kathryn R. Schmeltzer, Lauren Lynch Flick and Paul A. Cicelski

June 2006
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

As a result of the Children’s Television Act of 1990 and the FCC Rules adopted under the Act, full power and Class A television stations are required, among other things, to: (1) limit the amount of commercial matter aired during programs originally produced and broadcast for an audience of children 12 years of age and younger; and (2) air programming responsive to the educational and informational needs of children 16 years of age and younger. Each of these requirements translates into the obligation to prepare supporting documents on a quarterly basis.


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