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The Public Radio Legal Handbook is an easy to read reference guide to broadcasting rules and regulations. Checklists, examples and full explanations of the law guide readers over all commonly encountered procedural hurdles. Originally written by Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford in 1977, the Handbook has been completely revised by John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer, and reviewed by Harriet Baskas, Michael Huntsberger, and Marcos Martinez. Funding for this project came from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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The National Federation of Community Broadcasters dedicates The Public Radio Legal Handbook to Michael Bader for his commitment to Community Radio, and to Rick Madden for his support of this project.

NEW!
August 5, 2010
Job Opening: NFCB seeks AAPRS Project Manager
[Click here for information]

July 16, 2010
Support PTFP through letters and phone calls to legislators.
[Click here for information on the threats to PTFP]

July 12, 2010
NFCB receives CPB grant to provide services to African American stations.
[Click here to read the press release]

July 7, 2010
Maxie C Jackson III featured in this month's Media and Democracy Coalition newsletter
[Click here to read the newsletter]

July 7, 2010
NFCB members support threatened Radio Victoria in El Salvador.
[Click here to read the resolution]

July 6, 2010
NFCB and AMARC call on government officials to denounce attacks on media practitioners in the Americas.
[Click here to read the resolution]

June 14, 2010
National Black Programming Consortium announces the launch of the Public Media Corps in Wash. D.C.
[Click here to read the press release]

May 20, 2010
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman to give closing speech at NFCB conference
[Click here to read the press release]

May 8, 2010
NFCB files in the FCC's Future of Media Proceeding
[Click here to read the Testimony]

April 28, 2010
Maxie Jackson speaks at
FCC's non-commerical
media workshop on
Friday in Wash. DC.
[Click here to read press release]

February 24, 2010
NFCB files testimony
with the Senate in support
of PTFP for FY2011.
[Click here to read the Testimony]

February 4, 2010
More info on and registration for the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here to Register Online]

February 3, 2010
The FCC established a Tribal Priority in broadcast licensing for Native America.
[Click here to read the press release]

November 16, 2009
Maxie C. Jackson III is NFCB's new President and CEO
[Click here to read press release]

NFCB and NPR announce the Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER)
[Click here to read Press Release]

DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
[Read the press release here]

Digital AudioCraft Available Now
[Click here]

Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
[Click here (121kb PDF)]

Results of the WMMT Audience Research Study
[Click here]

New Technologies,
New Music
If you missed NFCB's seminar series on independent music and digital platforms, we have all the content available now on demand.
[Click here to access all the files]

NFCB Participant Members covered by CPB Sound Exchange Agreement
CPB has reached an agreement with Sound Exchange around royalties for webcasters which covers NFCB participant members.
[Click here to learn more about this]

NFCB’s Strategic Plan
[Click here to view the Word document]

Basic Radio Station Website Strategies
See the PowerPoint presentation on listeners’ use of station websites and tips for designing yours.
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Music Licensing Information
Includes fee schedules and links to licensing applications.

Check Your Indecency IQ
Attorney John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has an indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. John has also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.