PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Bills and resolutions

FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations and protect radio reading services (see S. 592), S3074 [12MR]

Television: mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations (see H.R. 1155), H2631 [24FE]

———permit satellite carriers to retransmit signals of certain noncommercial, educational television stations outside their local markets (see H.R. 3498), H9278 [31JY]

———provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H11110 [7OC]

Remarks in House

Argentina: enactment of press restriction law on all forms of government criticism by news media, H11699 [22OC]

Arkansas Education Television Network (organization): Corp. for Public Broadcasting My Source Community Impact Award for Education recipient, H3404 [16MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8758 [24JY]

KRCB-TV/Radio (Rohnert Park, CA): anniversary, E2362, E2366 [24SE]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, E2886 [3DE], E2935, E2947, E2953 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction Grant Program, S10266-S10268, S10271 [8OC]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, S12153 [2DE]

WHYY-TV (Wilmington, DE): misuse of television airtime, S13430 [18DE]