Explain why all radio and TV stations have to be licensed by the FEDS?
832504
Because if there was no oversight and coordination, you would have chaos in the air. People would use whatever frequency they wanted, whether someone was already broadcasting or not. Then they would crank up the power to drown out all other broadcasters. With licensing, everyone who wants to broadcast has to agree to the same set of rules and they get exclusive access to a certain frequency. BTW, the commerce clause obviously says nothing about broadcast frequencies. But the feds have used that clause to regulate many things.
95259
It is a license in the Electronic field. You get it by taking a test administered by the FCC. Take you ALL day (8 hours). It is required to work on many Electronics such as a Radio Station. When you have one of these, you most likely know your stuff.;-)
124176
Some changes in FCC regulations require networks to provide a certain percentage of programming considered educational or informative.  There's no real guideline for what actually qualifies, so each network is free to assign an e/i designation based on its own sensibilities.  This has lead to a few questionable choices, but overall the e/i programs are family-friendly and educational in some way.
591952
Everyone wants service (health care, dentists, roads, schools, garbage collection), but no one wants to pay for it.\n\nThe media is owned by businesses and they rile the people against taxes. The moment government doesn't have money and doesnt provide the service private companies move in and charge for it (and more because unlike governments they need to make money and profit too)
1079183
Have you heard the new Dixie Chicks album? It is great. The Sedition Act in which you are refering to was established during World War 2, when the country was united to attack Japan after they attacked Pearl Harbor. I am sure that many Republicans would love if this were a reality, however it is not as it today will be proven unconsitutional. Why is it however that People attack stations like Air America when they report things that the main stream media is to afraid to report on?
225224
While the FCC requires radio and TV stations to follow particular practices in accepting advertising for political candidates, I don't believe they are required to disclose the amounts they receive.\n\nHowever, campaign finance disclosure laws require candidates to detail their expenses, including advertising.  I don't know if gets broken down into which media is used and how much is spent per outlet, but some basic deduction skills could get you in the ballpark.
375496
Well Regulatory agencies such as those that give licenses to radio and TV stations. They will and can have arrested code violators. Also you can find out on line, which heads of state are also members of boards of corporations that are media related. Sometimes the paths are hard to find, but that is an obvious conflict of interest. \nThere was a special on Link TV that gave plenty of cases and I apologize I forgot its name, mabye you could ask them or Democracy now!. The correlation is in the #2 big business question as they and our government become one.
1008686
There is no rule for the order that a syndicated show must be shown.  It depends on the station.
1096912
The orginal, probably, violates some FCC rule so they have to create a Radio Edit Version to meet those rules
918624
No.\n\nYou would be violating both the rights of the content creators (the people who make the shows) and the licensors of the content (the station).
134337
Hate to tell ya, but the FCC is necessary.  Like any governmetal body it is imperfect.  However, the FCC provides some order to broadcasting.  Without it there would be complete chaos.  Anybody could broadcast anywhere, anyway, and anything.  Interference on channels would be rampant.  We are much better off with the FCC, frustrating though they be.
734483
The states issues drivers licenses, so why would a drivers license restriction be imposed at the federal level?
834232
The FCC lays down rules about what can and can't be broadcast. If the station is sent over the air, rather than via a paid cable channel, the broadcaster must modify the movie to meet the requirement.\n\nThe company will usually get a modified print from the distributor, or can modify it themselves. These arragements are approved with the film distributor, and disclaimers are always aired (modified for content, to fit the screen etc).\n\nThe companies you mention did not have any relationship with the distributors. They modified the movies without permission, which is a copyright violation.\n\nThis is not a first amendment issue, which protects your right to speak about anything you please - but rather about copyright and licensing of content.
328051
The radio station purchases a number on the radio dial (their frequency)  The radio station buys tower(s) to transmit their signal.  They have salespeople to sell advertisements that they will air on the radio.  They can charge what they want for ads and air as many as they want.  That's kind of the simplified version, but I think you get it.
159998
I'm pretty sure that you need to take an FCC test to broadcast anything over government controlled airwaves.  Check out the website for the FCC, there should be some information there.\n\nSource - I needed an FCC Class C license to be a DJ on an FM station.  The test cost $25 back in 1980.
1081029
The tax payers don't need a government funded TV station. They should be made to stand on their merits with their programing. Hell CBS, ABC and NBC still manage and look how bad their programing is.
1163384
Radio is operated from the revenue they earn from advertising. They will run just about any advertisement as long as it does not violate decency rules. Apparently Israel decided to advertise.