Use this web site to find the answers: www.fcc.gov
Do your best - the FCC web site is hard to manuever around. Typical of government web site!
1) What is the FCC?
2) What year was it formed?
3) Name 3 responsibilities of the FCC:
4) How many members are on the Commission and who appoints them?
5) How many inquiries did the FCC receive last year from people hoping to start radio stations?
6) How come the FM band can NOT expand above 107.9?
7) How come the FM band can NOT expand below 88.1 FM?
8) What is the current range of the AM band?
9) What is a carrier current?
10) Can HMB High School broadcast on a carrier current without a license from the FCC? Why or why not?
11) How come there aren’t stations on all the “quiet spots” on the dial?
12) What is the maximum fine for broadcasting without a license?
13) Check under Radio Entertainment Format Changes…what did the Supreme Court rule in 1940?
Find these under The Public and Broadcasting:
14) What is the Communications Act?
15) What is the station identification policy? How often should stations identify themselves?
16) What are the rules regarding advertising for tobacco and alcohol products?
Find the next two under Media Bureau fact Sheet:
17) Why do all FM stations end with an odd number?
18) Why do AM stations have to reduce power or shut down at night?
Author:
Patrick Olson
Last modified:
4/30/2020 5:05 PM (EDT)