FCC Rules On Farm Journal Petition Regarding RFD.PHILADELPHIA -- The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) today granted Farm Journal Media's November 2005 Petition for Declaratory Ruling A declaratory judgment is a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute. It is commonly called a declaratory ruling, a term which also includes decisions of regulatory agencies. against RFD RFD abbr. rural free delivery Noun 1. RFD - free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas rural free delivery Communications, Inc. (RFD). The FCC concluded that RFD, in acting like a commercial enterprise, does not meet the criteria to be classified as a non-commercial educational The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. programmer for FCC purposes. As a result, RFD's commercial programming disqualifies the channel from carriage on the Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. ) channels set aside by Congress for the exclusive use of noncommercial entities. The FCC's Ruling credited much of the evidence that Farm Journal submitted with its November 2005 Petition and the comments that numerous third parties filed with the FCC earlier this year. Much of the material in the record before the FCC focused on the close relationship between RFD-TV and Superior Auctions, a for-profit livestock auction company. After reviewing the evidence, the FCC rejected RFD-TV's defenses. Instead, it concluded that "RFD-TV is acting like a commercial enterprise instead of a noncommercial entity with an educational mission. O Nor do we expect noncommercial entities with an educational mission to engage in this type of inherently commercial activity." The FCC today did not address evidence in the record of RFD-TV's broadcast of commercial advertisements for for-profit companies. The FCC, however, concluded with, "We recognize the seriousness of these allegations, O and emphasize that we may address these issues at a later date." Today's FCC decision, along with the original Petition and all comments, are public documents. They may be viewed at http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi. The Docket A written list of judicial proceedings set down for trial in a court. To enter the dates of judicial proceedings scheduled for trial in a book kept by a court. is identified as Proceeding 06-92 About FARM JOURNAL MEDIA Farm Journal Media is the nation's leading agricultural media company. Its magazines include the 128-year-old flagship FARM JOURNAL, as well as TOP PRODUCER, BEEF TODAY, DAIRY TODAY, ELITE PRODUCER and BEEF BUSINESS JOURNAL. The Company's broadcast division, Farm Journal Electronic Media, includes the AgDay and U.S. Farm Report The U.S. Farm Report (also known as USFR for short) is a weekly syndicated United States television program, presented in magazine format, produced by Tribune Broadcasting and focusing on agriculture and agribusiness. It is currently hosted by John Phipps. television programs along with In the Country, a daily syndicated news vignette. The Company's Internet portal, "The Homepage of Agriculture," is AgWeb.com. Farm Journal Media also publishes several subscription-based publications including the Pro Farmer and LandOwner newsletters. Annual live events and conferences include the Top Producer Seminar, Leading Edge Seminar, Farm Journal Forum, Elite Producer Dairy Conference and Pro Farmer's Midwest Crop Tour. The Database Strategies division provides extensive database and data management services based upon the Company's producer/industry market intelligence. |
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