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00 CIS H 27151
TITLE:
Religious Broadcasting Freedom Act and the Noncommercial
Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000
CIS-NO:
2000-H271-51
SOURCE: Committee on Commerce. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Apr. 13, 2000
LENGTH:
iii+70 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1019-A-01; 1019-B-01
SUDOC: Y4.C73/8:106-121
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND:
1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-121. Hearing before the Subcom on
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection to consider the following
bills:
H.R. 3525, the Religious
Broadcasting Freedom Act, to permit FCC to establish programming
requirements for noncommercial educational TV broadcast services only through a
regular rulemaking proceeding.
H.R. 4201, the
Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000,
to limit FCC authority to regulate the content of noncommercial educational
broadcast services.
Bills are in response to an FCC order in a
case involving transfer of a noncommercial educational TV broadcast
license to Cornerstone TV, Inc., a religious
broadcaster in Pittsburgh, Pa. The order included guidelines, which were later
rescinded, regarding what types of religious programming could
be considered as educational programming for purposes of broadcaster licensing.
Supplementary material (p. 54-70) includes correspondence and a
submitted statement.
CONTENT-NOTATION: FCC authority to
regulate content of noncommercial educ broadcast services, limitations estab
BILLS: 106
H.R. 3525; 106
H.R. 4201
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE, AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION. HOUSE; FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; TELECOMMUNICATION
REGULATION; EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING; FREEDOM OF SPEECH;
TELEVISION; RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS; RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY; RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING FREEDOM ACT; NONCOMMERCIAL
BROADCASTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ACT; PITTSBURGH, PA.
00-H271-51 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Apr. 13, 2000 p. 6-53
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH, HAROLD W.
TRISTANI,
M. GLORIA (both Commissioners, FCC)
DREISTADT, MARK (Vice
President, Administration and Finance, Cornerstone TV, Inc)
GUSTAVSON, E. BRANDT (President, National
Religious Broadcasters)
WILDMON, DON
(President, American Family Association)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Differing perspectives on FCC guidelines for
religious programming on noncommercial educational channels;
views on H.R. 3525 and H.R. 4201.
CONTENT NOTATION:
FCC authority to regulate content of noncommercial educ
broadcast services, limitations estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS
LOAD-DATE: July 6, 2001 
