Children's Educational Television (KidVid)

Children’s Television Obligations of Commercial Television Broadcasters –Postponement of the Filing Window for Revised FCC Form 398 for the First Quarter of 2007

Under the Commission’s rules, the window for electronic filing of FCC Form 398 for the first quarter of 2007 is April 1 through April 10, 2007. Because of the conversion of the FCC’s children’s television database system to an upgraded J2EE technology that will facilitate public access to and better support implementation of the revised electronic Form 398, the Media Bureau hereby postpones the deadline for filing the revised Form 398 for the first quarter of 2007. T he new filing window for FCC Form 398 for the first quarter of 2007 will be June 1 through June 10, 2007. This new window will apply both to electronic filing with the Commission as well as placement of the report in the station’s public inspection file. The Media Bureau expects to have the revised electronic version of Form 398 available on its website by May 15, 2007.

  Children’s Television Obligations Of Digital Television Broadcasters --SECOND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION AND SECOND REPORT AND ORDER
In this Second Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order (“Second Order”) we resolve issues regarding the obligation of television broadcasters to protect and serve children in their audience. We address matters related to two areas: the obligation of television broadcast licensees to provide educational and informational programming for children and the requirement that television broadcast licensees and cable operators protect children from excessive and inappropriate commercial messages.......... Some of the rules and policies adopted herein apply only to digital broadcasters, while others apply to both analog and digital broadcasters as well as cable operators.