Federal Communications Commission Reports: Decisions, Reports, and Orders of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States

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Page 546 - If any licensee shall permit any person who is a legally qualified candidate for any public office to use a broadcasting station, he shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates for that office in the use of such broadcasting station...
Page 47 - The burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof...
Page 841 - Accordingly a function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger.
Page 725 - When, during the presentation of views on a controversial issue of public importance, an attack is made upon the honesty, character, integrity or like personal qualities of an identified person or group, the licensee shall, within a reasonable time and in no event later than 1 week after the attack, transmit to the person or group attacked (1) notification of the date, time and identification of the broadcast; (2) a script or tape (or an accurate summary if a script or tape is not available...
Page 545 - Commission may revoke any station license or construction permit— (1) for false statements knowingly made either in the application or in any statement of fact which may be required pursuant to section 308; (2) because of conditions coming to the attention of the Commission which would warrant it in refusing to grant a license or permit on an original application...
Page 244 - An Act Relating to the Landing and Operation of Submarine Cables in the United States, 47 USC §§ 34-39 (Cable Landing License Act), Executive Order No.
Page 717 - All relevant and timely comments and reply comments will be considered by the Commission before final action is taken in this proceeding. In reaching its decision in this proceeding, the Commission may also take into account other relevant information before it, in addition to the specific comments invited by this Notice.
Page 641 - Peak power of a radio transmitter. The mean power supplied to the antenna during one radio frequency cycle at the highest crest of the modulation envelope, taken under conditions of normal operation.
Page 259 - The principal ingredient of the licensee's obligation to operate his station in the public interest is the diligent, positive, and continuing effort by the licensee to discover and fulfill the tastes, needs, and desires of his community or service area, for broadcast service.
Page 365 - ... basis pursuant to a written contract between the parties involved which provides that the licensee shall have control of the licensed facilities and that contributions to capital and operating expenses are accepted only on a cost sharing nonprofit basis, prorated equitably, among all participants using the facilities, or (3...

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