ABSTRACT
The FCC is the Federal Communications Commission, a federal regulatory agency. It was created by the Communications Act of 1934, and its purpose is to regulate interstate and foreign communication, originating in the United States, transmitted by radio waves or wire. One of the primary functions of the commission has been to license broadcast stations and the technical personnel who operate the frequency-controlling equipment of those stations. Every audio operator at a station is therefore directly or indirectly responsible to the commission. FCC Inspectors have the authority to inspect all broadcast installations associated with stations required to be licensed, at any reasonable hour. An inspection determines whether station operation conforms to FCC rules and regulations. An operator’s restricted radiotelephone operator’s permit must be posted in the room where the transmitter and its license reside, and the operator must abide by the commission’s rules governing broadcast stations.
