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Class A Television
On April 4, 2000 the FCC established a Class A television service to implement the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, which was signed into law November 29, 1999. The Commission issued an erratum clarifying that the effective date of its Class A television rules is June 9, 2000.
Memorandum Opinion & Order on Reconsideration in the Matter of Establishment of a Class A Television Service, MM Docket No. 00-10, FCC 01-123, released April 13, 2001.
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Report & Order in the Matter of Establishment of a Class A Television Service, MM Docket No. 00-10, FCC 00-115, released April 4, 2000.
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Erratum released May 19, 2000.
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Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Establishment of a Class A Television Service
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A Proposal to Create a "Class A" TV Service
A proposal to create a "Class A" TV service to avoid unnecessary displacement of low power television stations.



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