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3 unusual facts about FCC regulations on children's programming


FCC regulations on children's programming

In 1970 A.C.T. petitioned the Federal Communications Commission asking that television stations be required to provide more programming for the child viewer.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States of America, established by the Communications Act of 1934, is in place in order to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

In 2004, Disney and Viacom were fined with $1.5 million after the FCC claimed they went over the commercial time limit .


LGBT children's programming

In 1986, HBO broadcast The Truth About Alex, which told the story of a high school athlete who discovers that his best friend Alex is gay.


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