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educational and informational needs of children through both

indicate the call sign used on the preceding Children's

the licensee's overall programming and programming

Television Programming Report prepared for the station (if

specifically designed to serve such needs. Licensees are

different from the current call sign), check the appropriate

required to publicize the availability of their programming

box indicating whether it is a network affiliate (if so, identify

specifically designed to educate and inform children in

the affiliated network) or an independent station, and indicate

accord with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.673 and to report on these

the name of the Nielsen DMA in which the station is located.

programs and related matters in accord with 47 C.F.R.

In addition, if the licensee has a World Wide Web home

Section 73.3526 (e)(11)(iii).

page, it should provide the address. The licensee should also

provide the station’s Facility ID Number.

Educational and informational television programming is

defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.671(c) as programming that

Question 2: Indicate the average number of hours per week

furthers the educational and informational needs of children

of core programming broadcast by the station over the past

16 years of age and under in any respect, including the child's

calendar quarter.

Generally, in assessing whether a

intellectual/cognitive or social/emotional needs. Core

commercial television broadcast licensee has complied with

Programming is defined as educational and informational

its programming obligations under the Children’s Television

Act of 1990 (CTA), the Commission employs a processing

programming that is specifically designed to serve the

educational and informational needs of children and that also

guideline. For analog stations, a licensee that has aired at

satisfies the following criteria:

least three hours per week of Core Programming, as

averaged over a six-month period, shall be deemed to have

(1) the program serving the educational and informational

satisfied its obligation to serve the educational and

needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant

informational needs of children and shall have the CTA

purpose;

portion of its license renewal application approved by the

(2) the program is aired between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and

Commission’s staff.

10:00 p.m.;

(3) the program is a regularly scheduled weekly program;

Question 3:

Indicate whether the licensee provides

(4) the program is at least 30 minutes in length;

information identifying each core program and its target child

(5) the program is identified as specially designed to

audience to publishers of program guides and, if so, list those

educate and inform children by the display on the

program guide publishers.

television screen throughout the program of the E/I

symbol;

Question 4: For each core program aired by the station

(5) the educational and informational objective of the

during the calendar quarter for which this report is being

program and the target child audience are specified in

prepared, set forth in Form Question 4 the following

writing

the

licensee's

Children's

Television

information: the title of the program; whether the program is

Programming Report, as described in 47 C.F.R. Section

originated by the station or its affiliated network, or is

73.3526(e)(11)(iii); and

syndicated; the days and times the station regularly schedules

(6) instructions for listing the program as educational/

the program; the program length (in minutes); the total

informational, including an indication of the age group

number of times the program aired at its regularly scheduled

for which the program is intended, are provided to

time during the quarter; and the number of times the program

publishers of program guides.

was preempted during the quarter.

If the program was

preempted during the quarter, the station should complete a

For Assistance.

“Preemption Report,” included in this form, for each

preempted core program. The licensee should also indicate

For assistance with FCC Form 398, contact the Video

the ages of the target child audience; and include a

Services Division of the Media Bureau at the FCC,

description of the educational and informational objective of

Washington, D.C. 20554, Telephone Number (202) 418-

the program, as well as a discussion of how the program

1600.

meets the definition of core programming set forth in 47

C.F.R. Section 73.671(c). For a qualifying regular series a

general description of the series should be sufficient so long

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as the description is adequate to provide the public with

FORM 398

enough information about how the series is specifically

designed to meet the educational and informational needs of

Question 1: The licensee should provide its current call

children.

sign, channel number, and community of license, including

city, state, county, and zip code, as set forth in its license

Question 5: For each program aired by the station during

authorization. The licensee should also provide its licensee

the preceding calendar quarter that is specifically designed to

name, indicate the station’s license renewal expiration date,

meet the educational and informational needs of children

FCC 398 Instructions

March 2006

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