In order to encourage more citizen action and public awareness in broadcasting, this guide enumerates the step-by-step procedures that citizens must take to deal with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The guide exhaustively reviews the policy areas where current FCC television and radio licenses are vulnerable to public scrutiny. It…

To help citizens and citizen groups who are trying to make television and radio more responsive to public needs, tastes, and desires, a handbook sponsored by the United Church of Christ spells out government regulatory policies and the public role in them. Sections describe the various roles of the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, the…