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The Fcc's New Equation For Radio Programming: Consumer Wants - Public Interest, Jerry V. Haines Jan 1981

The Fcc's New Equation For Radio Programming: Consumer Wants - Public Interest, Jerry V. Haines

Duquesne Law Review

The recent Federal Communications Commission deregulation of many aspects of radio station programming raises the recurrent issue of how intensively the FCC should regulate the programming of its broadcast licensees. The author summarizes the historical development of the Commission's programming authority, the factors which have encouraged the Commission to change its stance regarding informational programming, and the probability of impediments to the deregulation. The landmark Red Lion case is the most formidable legal barrier, he concludes, but there also are pragmatic, statutory, and philosophical considerations that should be examined.


The Future Of The Radio Format Change Controversy: The Case For The Competitive Marketplace, David M. Griffith Dec 1980

The Future Of The Radio Format Change Controversy: The Case For The Competitive Marketplace, David M. Griffith

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Antitrust Enforcement, Freedom Of The Press, And The "Open Market": The Supreme Court On The Structure And Conduct Of Mass Media, William E. Lee Nov 1979

Antitrust Enforcement, Freedom Of The Press, And The "Open Market": The Supreme Court On The Structure And Conduct Of Mass Media, William E. Lee

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Article examines the Supreme Court's attempts to foster open markets by altering either the structure or the conduct of mass media enterprises." Structure and conduct are the two main determinants of market performance. Market structure "means those characteristics of the organization of a market that seem to exercise a strategic influence on the nature of competition and pricing within the market." Some characteristics of market structure include degree of buyer concentration, degree of seller concentration, degree of product differentiation, and entry conditions. Market conduct, on the other hand, comprises the practices, policies, and devices which firms employ in adjusting …


Regulation Of Indecency In Political Broadcasting, Jonathan Golomb Oct 1979

Regulation Of Indecency In Political Broadcasting, Jonathan Golomb

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The article considers both the constitutional and statutory aspects of the regulation of indecency in political broadcasting. The discussion is limited to considering "indecency," a term excluding obscenity or incitement to violence, because the government's power to regulate these types of speech is well established. Indecent speech would be protected if used in the print media, since it does not fall within the established First Amendment exceptions. The basic constitutional question, therefore, is whether the broadcast media are inherently different from the print media, so as to justify different treatment of indecent political speech. This article will contend that they …


Political Broadcasting After The Aspen Ruling: Legislative Reform Of Section 315(A) Of The Communications Act Of 1934, Stuart N. Brotman Oct 1979

Political Broadcasting After The Aspen Ruling: Legislative Reform Of Section 315(A) Of The Communications Act Of 1934, Stuart N. Brotman

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The FCC's new interpretation of section 315(a) in the Aspen ruling greatly reduced its inhibitory effect on broadcasters. The ruling, however, has created further interpretive problems regarding the broadcast debate format, and has not completely resolved the more general problem of giving the electorate greater and more direct exposure to candidates during campaigns through programming that forces candidates to confront each other on the major issues. This article will discuss the. background of section 315(a), then explain each of its exemptions. Finally, it will propose possible reforms in the area of political broadcasting in light of the Aspen ruling.


Rate Base Evaluation And Vertical Integration: Shifting Standards In Telephone Regulation, James Mcconnaughey, Manley R. Irwin Jan 1979

Rate Base Evaluation And Vertical Integration: Shifting Standards In Telephone Regulation, James Mcconnaughey, Manley R. Irwin

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Sports Anti-Siphoning Rules For Pay Cable Television: A Public Right To Free Tv?, M. Agnes Siedlecki Apr 1978

Sports Anti-Siphoning Rules For Pay Cable Television: A Public Right To Free Tv?, M. Agnes Siedlecki

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Problems In The Application Of The Fairness Doctrine To Commercial Advertisements, J. Kurt Straub Jan 1978

Problems In The Application Of The Fairness Doctrine To Commercial Advertisements, J. Kurt Straub

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Communications Law - Television - Antisiphoning Rules Governing Movie And Sports Content Of Pay Cable Television Exceeded Jurisdiction Of Fcc Under Federal Communications Act, Jennifer Hess Asher Jan 1978

Communications Law - Television - Antisiphoning Rules Governing Movie And Sports Content Of Pay Cable Television Exceeded Jurisdiction Of Fcc Under Federal Communications Act, Jennifer Hess Asher

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Power Of The Fcc To Regulate Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership: The Need For Congressional Clarification, Michigan Law Review Aug 1977

The Power Of The Fcc To Regulate Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership: The Need For Congressional Clarification, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The controversy surrounding the FCC's Second Report and . Order, its appeal, and the subsequent decision in NCCB raises basic questions concerning the statutory authority of the FCC to promulgate rules concerning newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership. This Note suggests that the FCC, notwithstanding judicial affirmation in NCCB of the Commission's authority to adopt such rules, might well be exercising more authority than Congress intended it to possess under the Communications Act of 1934. This Note therefore concludes that, irrespective of the merits of the Second Report and Order, Congress should reexamine and clarify the scope of the FCC's power in this regard.


The Fairness Doctrine And Pro-Natalism In Television, Myra Spicker Apr 1974

The Fairness Doctrine And Pro-Natalism In Television, Myra Spicker

IUSTITIA

It is a premise of this paper that television reflects a pro-natalist bias in its promotion of the traditional female role in society, and that such bias is evident in both commercial advertisements as well as in dramatic presentations particularly on daytime television. Those who are opposed to a pro-natalist point of view will find it virtually impossible to air their opposition effectively. At best anti-natalist groups may be able to garner only meager financial resources to air spot commercials, but this is hardly adequate to combat the subtle onslaught of the opposition. Suggestions have been made that pro-natalist attitudes …


Regulation Of Television Program Content By The Federal Communications Commission, Walter H. Sweeney Jan 1974

Regulation Of Television Program Content By The Federal Communications Commission, Walter H. Sweeney

University of Richmond Law Review

On Thursday, September 20, 1973, from 9:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., the Columbia Broadcasting System presented "Bonnie and Clyde," a film featuring extraordinary portrayals of violence, including close-ups of participants being shot in the face. This movie was scheduled by CBS to counteract the highly publicized tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King being shown by the American Broadcasting Company. The following Saturday, during prime time, ABC aired "Rosemary's Baby," a horror film involving the possession of a pregnant woman by Mephistopheles leading to the birth of a devil. This program followed the children-oriented "Patridge Family" show. While …


The Fcc Computer Inquiry: Interfaces Of Competitive And Regulated Markets, Michigan Law Review Nov 1972

The Fcc Computer Inquiry: Interfaces Of Competitive And Regulated Markets, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Since the advent of computer technology, data processing and communication services have become increasingly interdependent. In 1966, the Federal Communications Commission launched the Computer Inquiry to explore the broad range of regulatory and policy problems generated by this technological development.2


Broadcasting, The Reluctant Dragon: Will The First Amendment Right Of Access End The Suppressing Of Controversial Ideas?, Donald M. Malone Jan 1972

Broadcasting, The Reluctant Dragon: Will The First Amendment Right Of Access End The Suppressing Of Controversial Ideas?, Donald M. Malone

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The scope of this article will be limited to one aspect of electronic media programming-the extent to which the public is and should be exposed to an accurate cross section of public opinion and a broad range of controversial ideas. Many people, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), have acknowledged that a desirable goal for the broadcast media, particularly television, is to provide a marketplace for controversial ideas. Part II of this article will identify the principal reasons why that goal has not been achieved. Part III will examine the fairness doctrine, the antecedents of which have been traced back …


Drug Songs And The Federal Communications Commission, Sammuel Bufford Jan 1972

Drug Songs And The Federal Communications Commission, Sammuel Bufford

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

A "public notice" concerning the broadcasting of drug-related popular songs by radio stations issued from the Federal Communications Commission on March 5, 1971. While this notice could be generally taken to prohibit the playing of such songs, its actual message, upon further analysis, is more complex and less direct. This article will examine the notice to ascertain its likely meaning, determine its legal status, and examine three constitutional issues it raises: whether the songs are protected as speech under the first amendment; whether the statement of the prohibition (if that be the import of the notice) is sufficiently precise to …


Administrative Law - Federal Communications Commission Fairness Doctrine - Applicability To Commercial Advertising. Friends Of The Earth V. Fcc, __F.2d__, 22 P&F Radio Reg. 2d 2145 (D.C. Cir. 1971), Thomas T. Terp Dec 1971

Administrative Law - Federal Communications Commission Fairness Doctrine - Applicability To Commercial Advertising. Friends Of The Earth V. Fcc, __F.2d__, 22 P&F Radio Reg. 2d 2145 (D.C. Cir. 1971), Thomas T. Terp

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


F.C.C. And The Fairness Doctrine, Marilyn G. Zack Jan 1970

F.C.C. And The Fairness Doctrine, Marilyn G. Zack

Cleveland State Law Review

In the United States broadcasting is a competitive business. But radio and television also are media for the expression of free speech in matters of vital concern in a self-governing society. Freedom of protected from governmental abridgement by the first amendment. Is free speech unconstitutionally abridged by governmental action with respect to program content? Or do the fairness doctrine and the personal attack and editorialization rules enhance free speech? What quantum of program control can be justified on the basis of the public interest in view of the first amendment-which applies also to broadcasters?


The Federal Communications Commission And The Bell System: Abdication Of Regulatory Responsibility, Gerald F. George Apr 1969

The Federal Communications Commission And The Bell System: Abdication Of Regulatory Responsibility, Gerald F. George

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Program Control And The Federal Communications Commission: A Limited Role, Ben C. Fisher Jan 1969

Program Control And The Federal Communications Commission: A Limited Role, Ben C. Fisher

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Program Control, Louis L. Jaffe Jan 1969

Program Control, Louis L. Jaffe

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation, Kenneth A. Cox Jan 1969

The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation, Kenneth A. Cox

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fcc's Role In Tv Programming Regulation, Edmund A. Barker Jan 1969

The Fcc's Role In Tv Programming Regulation, Edmund A. Barker

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation - A Symposium - Introduction, Steven P. Frankino Jan 1969

The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation - A Symposium - Introduction, Steven P. Frankino

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments, Various Editors Jan 1968

Recent Developments, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Privacy In Broadcasting, Eugene N. Aleinikoff Apr 1967

Privacy In Broadcasting, Eugene N. Aleinikoff

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Administrative Law--Procedure--Right Of Interention In Fcc Rate-Making Proceeding, Jon E. Denney Mar 1963

Administrative Law--Procedure--Right Of Interention In Fcc Rate-Making Proceeding, Jon E. Denney

Michigan Law Review

In response to a petition of the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Federal Communications Commission began an investigation of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company's tariff charges on its "telpak" service. The American Communications Association, a trade union representing Western Union workers in the New York City area, petitioned to intervene. The hearing examiner's decision to deny intervention was affirmed by the Commission. A motion for reconsideration was also denied by the FCC because the union failed to show how its intervention in the proceeding would assist the Commission in determining the issues, as required by the rule reserving to …


Regulation Of Business - Antitrust Laws - Effect Upon A Subsequent Antitrust Suit Of Fcc Approval Of An Exchange Of Television Stations, John F. Powell S.Ed. Apr 1959

Regulation Of Business - Antitrust Laws - Effect Upon A Subsequent Antitrust Suit Of Fcc Approval Of An Exchange Of Television Stations, John F. Powell S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

United States v. Radio Corporation of America-Creation of independent regulatory agencies presented the courts with the problem of allocating jurisdiction whenever the determination of proper judicial action was found to require the resolution of issues which an administrative agency was competent to resolve. To meet this problem the doctrine of "primary jurisdiction" was developed whereby administrative issues are to be decided by the agency prior to the court's determination of issues not within the realm of the agency. Application of the doctrine is based on the need for efficient and uniform agency regulation and the desirability of utilizing agency …


Labor Law-Applicability Of The Lea Act To Activities Of The American Federation Of Musicians, W. J. Schrenk, Jr. Jun 1948

Labor Law-Applicability Of The Lea Act To Activities Of The American Federation Of Musicians, W. J. Schrenk, Jr.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant, acting as president of a local union of the American Federation of Musicians, requested a new contract with a broadcasting station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, including a provision that the licensee hire three extra musicians, raising to six the total number of musicians employed. When negotiations regarding this provision failed, defendant withdrew from the licensee's services the three musicians (members of the A.F. of M.) already employed by it. An action was, then brought to prosecute defendant under the amendment to the Federal Communications Act, popularly known as the Lea Act, which prohibits the use of threats …