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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC 398

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMMING REPORT

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction.

This FCC Form is to be used to provide information on the

quarterly report; by July 10 for the second quarterly report;

efforts of commercial television broadcast stations, including

by October 10 for the third quarterly report; and by January

Class A television stations, to provide children's educational

10 for the fourth quarterly report). All entries on the report

television programming as required by the Children's

must be typed or legibly printed in ink. The signed original

Television Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-437, 104 Stat. 996-

of each report should be retained in the station's non-public

1000, codified at 47 U.S.C. §§ 303a, 303b, 394, and the

files, and a copy placed in the public inspection file. The

Commission's regulations implementing that statute.

See

reports must be separated from other material in the public

Report and Order in MM Docket No. 93-48, 11 FCC Rcd

inspection file, and the licensee must publicize in an

10660 (1996); Report and Order and FNPRM in MM Docket

appropriate manner the existence and location of these

No. 00-167, 19 FCC Rcd (2004).

reports.

Applicable Rules and Regulations.

Filing Reports with the Commission.

Before this form is prepared, the licensee should review the

FCC Form 398 must be filed electronically with the

relevant

portions

of Sections 73.671, 73.673, and

Commission on a quarterly basis on the following dates:

73.3526(e)(11)(iii) in Title 47 of the Code of Federal

April 10 for the first quarterly report; July 10 for the second

Regulations (C.F.R.). Copies of Title 47 may be purchased

quarterly report; October 10 for the third quarterly report; and

from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing

January 10 of the succeeding year for the last quarterly

Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. You may telephone the

report.

GPO Customer Service Desk at (202) 512-1800 for current

prices. Licensees should make every effort to file complete

FCC Form 398 can be file electronically over the Internet by

forms in compliance with the rules. Replies to questions on

accessing the FCC Web site at , selecting

this

form

and

the

licensee's

statements

constitute

Electronic filing from the menu (above the Headlines

representations on which the FCC will rely in considering the

banner),

then

selecting

the

Children's

Television

renewal of the licensee's television broadcast authorization.

Programming Report (FCC Form 398).

Follow the

Thus, time and care should be devoted to all replies, which

instructions on that page for the electronic preparation and

should reflect accurately the licensee's efforts to provide

filing of the FCC 398 report.

children's educational television programming as required by

the Children's Television Act of 1990 and the Commission's

No fee is required to file this report.

rules.

Incorporation by Reference.

Preparation and Retention of Reports.

Licensees may NOT incorporate by reference data,

Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3526(e)(11)(iii), each

documents, exhibits, or other showings already on file with

commercial television broadcast licensee must prepare a

the FCC. All applicable items on this form must be answered

Children's Television Programming Report for each calendar

without reference to a previous filing.

quarter reflecting efforts made by the licensee during the

quarter, as well as efforts planned for the next quarter, to

Children's Television Act Program Requirements.

serve the educational and informational needs of children.

The licensee must place a copy of each quarterly report in its

Pursuant to the Children's Television Act and 47 C.F.R.

station's public inspection file by the tenth day of the

Section 73.671(a), each television broadcast station licensee

succeeding calendar quarter (i.e., by April 10 for the first

has an obligation to serve, over the term of its license, the

All previous editions obsolete.

FCC 398 Instructions

March 2006

Fcc 398 Children'S Television Programming Report

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