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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security...
Timeline of Events
1927
2.23.1927
The Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
1934
6.19.1934
The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
1940
1.5.1940
FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.
1950
10.11.1950
Television: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
1987
8.4.1987
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".