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FCC in Fiscal 1971., INSTITUTION Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C DOCUMENT RESUME ED.066 025 EM 010-102 TITLE The FCC in Fiscal 1971., INSTITUTION Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 20p.. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC -$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Agency Role; *Annual Reports; *Broadcast Industry; *Cable Television; Ccomercial Television; Federal Legislation; Government Publications; Mass Media; News Media; Radio; Telecommunication; *Television IDENTIFIERS Fairness Doctrine; *Federal Communications Commission ABSTRACT Fiscal 1971 saw major actions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in all areas of its jurisdiction. In broadcasting, the FCC proposed new renewal rules and policies and issued a number of significant rulings on Fairness Doctrine matters. A policy statement outlining FCC cable television plans was submitted to the Congress. In the common carrier area, the FCC acted on computer communications and specialized common carriers and received applications for domestic satellites. The FCC advanced its program to provide additional land spectrum space for land mobile communications by establishing a Spectrum Management Task Force. A new fee schedule was adopted to return to the U.S. Treasury funds equal to the Commission's operating expenses. These highlights are summarized in this booklet, which also provides facts and figures about the number of authorized stations of various kinds under the FCC's authority. (JX) US. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEENREPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVEDFROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATIONORIG- INATING IT POINTS OF VIEWOR OPIN- IONS STATED 00 NOTNECESSARILY RFPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OFEDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY MIIIIL A t _ 111 I a 1 Commissioners Members of the Federal Communications Commission as of June 30, 1971 Dean Burch, Chairman (Term expires June 30, 1976) Robert T. Bartley (Term expires June 30, 1972) Robert E. Lee (Term expires June 30, 1974) Nicholas Johnson (Term expires June 30, 1973) H. Rex Lee (Term expires June 30, 1975) *Robert Wells* (Term expires June 30, 1977) *Thomas J. Houser (Term expired June 30, 1971) *See page 15 The Federal Communications Commission Ii ItItIlel! COI., I1r11`11 If) t ' 1hy t tot, It 't I tt 1' ti 11",1)(IIPII it,', hi I rt t. It P. of' P tt, (IP t 'p ftplr II V .1.tt in't4' It 1! III wit Hi I P trp, P p I till I 4 'I Pim ,P, r tIr t r 1, 4 , I, t,.I I t, it. P,, 4 NA_ .At The Commission regalates common The Commission advanced its four on nonreserved VHF-TV channels. carrier operations, including program to provide additional The television broadcasting industry telephone, telegraph, cable, spectrum space for land mobile reported revenues of $2.81 billion microwave and satellite communications by establishing a in 1970, four-tenths of one percent communications. It licenses and Spectrum Management Task Force. higher than 1969. Expenses increased assigns operating frequencies A new fee schedule was adopted to five percent and profits before for radiotelephone and radiotelegraphreturn to the U. S. Treasury funds taxes were $454 milliondown 18 circuits, and oversees charges, equal to the Commission's operating percent from 1969. practices and classifications of expenses. Radio broadcasting revenues for service for common carriers. The These are among the highlights of Commission acts on requests for networks, AM, and FM stations the Commission's actions during in calendar year 1970 were $1,136.9 mergers, considers applications fiscal 1971, summarized on the millionup more than 4.7 percent for construction of facilities and following pages under specific from 1969 but radio profits declined changes in service, and prescribes headings. 7.9 percent to $92.9 million. The seven and reviews accounting practices. nationwide radio networks (CBS, MBS, The Commission licenses and Broadcasting NBC, and ABC's three AM networks regulates all forms of two-way radio, and one FM network) reported losses including ship and aviation General of $5,5 million in network operation communications, a wide range of There were 7,948 broadcasting compared to losses of $6.3 million public safety and business services, stations on the air and operating in 1969. The networks' owned- and amateur and citizens as of June 30, 1971. There were and-operated stations reported radio services. 4,343 AM, 2,250 FM and 461 profits of $4.7 million compared The FCC is responsible for educational FM radio stations. The to $4.2 million in 1969 and domestic administration of the number of commercial VHF stations revenues in 1970 of $53,0 million, telecommunications provisions of was 512, commercial UHF 183, up 6,1 percent from the previous treaties and international agreements. educational UHF 114 and educationalyear. Total time sales of the seven Under the auspices of the State VHF 85. The totals for commercial major networks, their network owned- Department, the Commission takes stations include 25 educational and operated stations, and 4,189 part in international communications stations operating on AM frequencies, other AM and FM stations increased conferences. 15 on nonreserved FM channels, nearly 4.7 percent to $1,256.8 The FCC supervises the Emergency four on nonreserved UHF-TV and million in 1970. Broadcast System (EBS) designed to'alert and instruct the public in matters of national or civil defense. State EBS units use the system in local emergencies. The FCC in Fiscal 1971 Fiscal 1971 saw major actions .by the FCC in all areas of its jurisdiction. In broadcasting, the Commission lbw proposed new renewal rules and policies and issued a number . of significant rulings on Fairness ..dp 111 tr I Doctrine matters. Cable television activity was highlighted by the Commission's i; series of unique panel-type hearings in the Spring of 1971. In August, a M policy statement outlining FCC rOar;AV w- Vu-- cable plans was submitted to U. i the Congress. In the common carrier area, the Commission acted on computer communications and specialized common carriers, and received applications for domestic satellites. 5 Controversial Issues of the guidance of licensees, hour limit on Tuesday and Sunday Public Importance candidates, and other interested nights, respectively, but network The Commission announced plans parties. time would still average three hours for its first comprehensive review A political broadcasting survey of per night. Arrangements were also of the Fairness Doctrine since the 1970 political campaign made to have "prime time" network release of its 1949 Report on revealed an 85 percent increase programing begin at 8 p.m. on Editorializing by Broadcast Licensees. in expenditures over the previous five nights per week and at 7:30 p.m. The Commission declined to apply nonpresidential campaign year, on Sundays and Tuesdays, Fairness Doctrine obligations to the 1966. The amount spent for the Eastern Time. broadcast of advertising of general election campaigns In markets with two VHF stations commercial products. It ruled, substantially exceeded that in the and one UHF station, the however, O. 1 commercials, which primaries, and the trend to Commission adopted rules limiting advanced the need for developing purchase of spot announcements as the VHF stations to one primary Alaskan oil reserves and denied opposed to program time continued. network each so that the third adverse ecological effects, raised network's programing may become controversial issues and therefore Multiple Ownership available to the UHF station. were subject to fairness obligations. In February 1971, the Commission, In response to a petition from the responding to petitions for Democratic National Committee, the reconsideration, deleted the "one-to- Commission found that significant a-market" rules forbidding cross- political parties have a right to ownership of AM and FM stations purchase time to solicit funds but it in the same market. (The Commission refused to require broadcasters indicated that it planned further to sell time for discussion of study of AM-FM combinations.) public issues. Additional time was allowed for filing reply comments on the proposed LIME In another case, the Commission prohibition of cross-ownership of ruled that, although the networks' newspapers and broadcast stations coverage of the Indochina war was in the same market. otherwise roughly balanced, five The Commission authorized the uninterrupted prime time appearances Broadcast Conglomerate Study by the President on the issues Task Force to proceed with a created an obligation to provide general inquiry into ownership of a reasonable opportunity for broadcast stations by persons or expression of contrasting views. entities with other business interests When CBS granted time to the (Docket 18449) after completion of Democratic National Committee in the pilot study, begun in December accordance with that ruling, the 1969, to explore issues raised by the Commission found that the broadcast ownership of broadcast stations by .4. was not responsive to issues raised companies with major nonbroadcast in the President's addresses but interests. In February 1971, was primarily "party-oriented." The questionnaires, revised in light of FCC ruled that the Republican experience with the pilot study, National Committee should therefore were sent to 31 broadcast be given time by CBS to respond. conglomerates. Political Broadcasting Television Broadcast Service The Commission instituted revocation In the proceeding to limit TV networks' proceedings against two radio control over programing (prime stations for allegedly censoring the time
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