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2009 Third Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations

September 2009
The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local public inspection files by October 10, 2009, reflecting information for the months of July, August and September 2009.

Content of the Quarterly List
The FCC requires each broadcast station to air a reasonable amount of programming responsive to signifi­cant community needs, issues, and problems as determined by the station. The FCC gives each station the discretion to determine which issues facing the community served by the station are the most signifi­cant and how best to respond to them in the station’s overall programming.


A PDF version of this entire article can be found at 2009 Third Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations.