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| Creator: | Stein, F. Robert. |
| Title: | F. Robert Stein Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1974-1976 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Legal documents relating to license renewal, rerun regulation, etc. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
F. Robert Stein is an American attorney. Early in his career he worked in the Broadcast Section of the CBS Inc. legal department where, among other things, he drafted numerous Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings on behalf of CBS. CBS "took very seriously its First Amendment rights and its obligations to the public" [Stein, email] and weighed in on a wide range of issues relating to television and radio broadcasting.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The F. Robert Stein Papers consists of photocopies of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings relating to a wide range of issues relating to television and radio broadcasting. Each document is, in effect, a position paper reflecting the views of CBS Inc. in a rulemaking proceeding or a license renewal proceeding then before the Commission. A few of these papers concern fairly technical or esoteric issues, such as the Commission's requirements for station program logs. Most, however, concern issues of considerable potential interest to scholars or historians of popular culture. Among these is a 30-page brief, entitled "Comments of CBS Inc.", in a rulemaking proceeding instituted at the behest of the Hollywood production community, intended to limit the number of hours of re-runs that network-owned or -affiliated stations could broadcast during prime time, and thus to force the networks to purchase additional hours of original programming from the Hollywood production community. Others responded to efforts by interest groups such as "Chinese for Affirmative Action" and "Committee for Open Media", to deny the renewal of the broadcast license of CBS-owned radio station KCBS, or, more realistically, to use the threat of potential denial to force CBS to accede to their respective demands.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
F. Robert Stein Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of F. Robert Stein, 2014.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 7 Apr 2014
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Inventory
| Legal documents | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Documents 1974 - petitions regarding license renewal | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Documents 1975 - use of re-runs in prime time; license renewal; "ascertainment of community problems"; distortion of audience ratings; program logs for AM, FM and TV stations | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Documents 1976 - "ascertainment of community problems"; rules and regulations for AM and FM stations; "clear channel" question | ||||||||||