47 U.S.C. § 303a — Standards for children’s television programming
submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-437 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 208 words · no verdicts yet
The FCC had to write rules limiting how many minutes of ads can run during children's TV shows. The limit is 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and 12 minutes per hour on weekdays. After 1993, the FCC could review and change these limits if the public interest required it.
(a) Establishment — The Commission had to start a rulemaking process, within 30 days after October 18, 1990, to set standards for commercial TV broadcast licensees limiting the time devoted to commercial matter during children's TV programming. The Commission had to finish that process and issue final standards, meeting the requirements of subsection (b), within 180 days after October 18, 1990.
(b) Advertising duration limits — Except as allowed under subsection (c), those standards must include a requirement limiting advertising during children's TV programming to no more than 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and no more than 12 minutes per hour on weekdays.
(c) Review of advertising duration limits; modification — After January 1, 1993, the Commission (1) may review and evaluate these advertising time limits; and (2) may change them, but only after giving notice, taking public comments, and showing the change is needed and fits the public interest.
(d) "Commercial television broadcast licensee" defined — In this section, that term includes a cable operator, as defined in section 522 of this title.
The Commission shall, within 30 days after October 18, 1990, initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe standards applicable to commercial television broadcast licensees with respect to the time devoted to commercial matter in conjunction with children’s television programming. The Commission shall, within 180 days after October 18, 1990, complete the rulemaking proceeding and prescribe final standards that meet the requirements of subsection (b).
Except as provided in subsection (c), the standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the requirement that each commercial television broadcast licensee shall limit the duration of advertising in children’s television programming to not more than 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and not more than 12 minutes per hour on weekdays.
After January 1, 1993, the Commission—
may review and evaluate the advertising duration limitations required by subsection (b); and
may, after notice and public comment and a demonstration of the need for modification of such limitations, modify such limitations in accordance with the public interest.
As used in this section, the term “commercial television broadcast licensee” includes a cable operator, as defined in section 522 of this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–437, title I, § 102, Oct. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 996.)
- 1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-437 · 104 Stat. 996
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-437 on 1990-10-17.
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