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The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151), is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio ...
The FCC granted the station its first license on February 17, 1949. [1] Cowles Broadcasting sold WOL-AM-FM to the Capital Broadcasting Company on October 3, 1949. At the time, Capital Broadcasting owned WWDC (1450 AM) and WWDC-FM (101.1 FM). The FCC approved the sale on the condition that WWDC's 250-watt signal on 1450 AM would not be upgraded. [6]
WETA logo used from 1997 until 2022. In 1952, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated 242 channels for non-commercial use across the United States; channel 26 was allocated for use in Washington, D.C. [6] In 1953, the Greater Washington Educational Television Association (GWETA) was formed to file for a channel 26 construction permit, joining the D.C. Board of Education. [7]
WSHE (820 kHz HD Radio) is a commercial radio station, which transmits a digital-only signal on a standard AM band frequency. It is licensed to serve Frederick, Maryland, and owned by Hubbard Broadcasting through licensee Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC.
The association was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a 501(c)(6) [ 1 ] nonprofit membership organization, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and represents wireless carriers and suppliers, and manufacturers and providers of wireless products and services.
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Washington, D.C. June 29, 2009 May 17, 2013 – ... List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission.
Located in Washington, D.C., the FCBA focuses primarily on the regulatory agencies of the Federal Communications Commission and the state public utility commissions. Founded in 1936, the FCBA reports a membership of over 2,000 communications lawyers and other interested parties who meet regularly to discuss and debate communications law and ...
WASH debuted as Washington's second commercial FM station at 6:30 p.m. on December 17, 1946. [12] W3XO had already been converted into Washington's first commercial station, originally as WINX-FM, and started regular broadcasts in September 1946.) [ 13 ] In the early era of FM broadcasting, most stations were co-owned with an AM station and ...