Required Reading

Code of Federal Regulations
Telecommunications 47 Parts 70 to 79, revised as of October 1, 2000

Public Radio Legal Handbook, A Guide to FCC Rules and Regulations, Revised and Updated by John Crigler for the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, c. 2002.

The Public and Broadcasting, by Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington D.C., June 1999

Emergency Alert System, 2001 AM and FM Handbook, by the Federal Communications Commission, Washington D.C.

Volunteer Management Handbook for Community Radio, by the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, c. 1992

The NFCB Guide to Underwriting, by the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, (rules through 1994)

Station Grants Management System, Help Files, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (online at sgms.cpb.org)

Supplemental Reading

Native American Radio Assessment, Final Report, Prepared for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, by Bruce R. Theriault Consulting and Teleos Leadership Institute, January 2004

Radio Operators, Certification Handbook, by Ron Bartlebaugh, CBNT, for the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc., c. 2003

The SOSS Station User's Guide, by National Public Radio, c. 1995 and 1997

Public Radio Satellite System Users Guide, by National Public Radio, c. 2003

Signals in the Air, Native Broadcasting in America, by Michael C. Keith, Praeger Publishers, c. 1995

CNAPR launches Media Ownership Campaign at NCAI Convention and Trade Show
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CPB Board Visits the Hopi Reservation
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Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making
The FCC seeks comment on how to address the issues raised by the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Prometheus v. FCC
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Native Media Ownership Hearings
Loris Ann Taylor and the CNAPR Advisory Coucil request the FCC hold hearings on Native Media Ownership
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ITI Regional Workshop And Roundtable
VIDEO The last two days of July found CNAPR’s Loris Taylor and Peggy Berryhill co-hosting a meeting in San Diego.
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NCAI Testimony
NCAI's President Garcia's testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee and NCAI's recently passed resolutions on telecommunications policy.
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Red Lake Tribe Starts Internet Radio Station
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Measure your Indecency I.Q.
John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has a new indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. He's also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.

Upcoming FM Auction Rescheduled
Are you interested in a radio station to serve your tribal community?
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Recommendations for Congress on Indian Country
Last fall, Senate Democrats convened over 150 tribal leaders for the first ever Senate Democratic Native American Leadership Forum.
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