Federal Radio Commission
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The Federal Radio Commission was a U.S. government agency created in 1927 to regulate radio broadcasting and allocate frequencies before its responsibilities were absorbed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting regulator
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defunct federal agency of the United States → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appointedBy |
President of the United States
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| composition |
five commissioners appointed by the President of the United States
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| confirmedBy |
United States Senate
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| country |
United States
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| createdByStatute |
Radio Act of 1927
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| dissolutionReason |
consolidation of radio, telephone, and telegraph regulation into the FCC
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reorganization of federal communications regulation → |
| dissolved |
1934
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| field |
broadcasting regulation
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radio regulation → telecommunications policy → |
| followedBy |
Federal Communications Commission
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| governingBody |
five-member commission
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalRole |
first independent federal agency devoted solely to radio regulation in the United States
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| inception |
1927
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| industry |
mass media
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telecommunications → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
Radio Act of 1927
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| mainResponsibility |
allocation of radio frequencies
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assignment of call letters to radio stations → enforcement of technical standards for radio broadcasting → licensing of radio stations → reduction of radio interference → regulation of radio broadcasting in the United States → regulation of radio station power and operating hours → |
| mottoOrPrinciple |
public interest, convenience, and necessity
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| notableAction |
classified radio stations into clear, regional, and local channels
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established standards for public interest, convenience, and necessity in licensing → reallocated broadcast frequencies under General Order 40 → |
| numberOfMembers |
5
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| parentOrganization |
United States federal government
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
executive branch of the United States government
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| regulates |
commercial radio stations
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noncommercial radio stations → radio broadcasting → |
| reorganizedInto |
Federal Communications Commission
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| replacedBy |
Federal Communications Commission
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| replaces |
radio regulatory functions of the Department of Commerce
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| significance |
laid the regulatory foundation for modern U.S. broadcasting policy
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| significantEvent |
implemented General Order 40 in 1928
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reorganized the U.S. radio spectrum in the late 1920s → |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Communications Act of 1934
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Federal Communications Commission → |
replaced |