Guides

Placing a long distance call from your wireline telephone in the United States to a wireless phone in another country may result in a surcharge ...

Federal law generally prohibits radio broadcasts without a license issued by the FCC. Anyone found operating a radio station without FCC authorizatio...

Federal and state laws make intercepting and divulging radio communications illegal and punishable by severe criminal penalties, with certain excepti...

The FCC is aware of scams targeting low power FM (LPFM) radio station applicants. Applicants report they have received emails or letters offering to ...

Consumers often complain to the FCC about call-in radio programs, usually regarding the subject matter being discussed or the perceived biases of the...

Federal law prohibits obscene, indecent and profane content from being broadcast on the radio or TV. That may seem clear enough, but determinin...

When a broadcast station transmits any matter for which money, service, or other valuable consideration is paid or promised to, or charged or accepte...

The FCC occasionally receives complaints from consumers about broadcast advertising. These complaints concern a wide variety of issues, including: ...

The FCC does not control the programming schedules of radio or television stations, either broadcast or subscription services such as cable, satellit...

Broadcast licensees of television and radio stations must abide by FCC rules when conducting contests. Licensees must fully and accurately disclose t...