Broadcasters' response to the children's television act
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Law and Policy
- Vol. 2 (3) , 289-308
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10811689709368627
Abstract
The Children's Television Act of 1990 (CTA) represents the culmination of more than 25 years of controversy and debate about the public policies needed to insure that broadcasters provide adequate service to the child audience, consistent with their public interest obligations. In approving the Act, the Congress expected to accomplish significant increases in the educational and informational programming available to children on broadcast television. How well has this law worked to achieve that goal? This study seeks to answer that question by examining the children's programming reports contained in recent license renewal files submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Keywords
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