[grc] So Free is cool?

[Donna Dibianco]

So "free" is cool?

 
Donna DiBianco
Station Start-up Specialist
503-960-1068
http://www.communityradiogoddess.com/
www.linkedin.com/pub/donna-dibianco/2b/13b/459/


________________________________
 From: Lisa Dettmer <cositas1 at comcast.net>
To: GRC <GRC at maillist.peak.org> 
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 1:38 PM
Subject: [grc] Fwd: FCC regulations re free events
 



> 
> I followed up on the issue of whether nonprofits stations can announce an event by a nonprofit as "free" since our station's engineer had said we can't and so i  called the FCC Enforcement Division. I  told her we had been told by our station that   it is against FCC regulations to announce that an event given by any organization is free because  "free" is a price or consideration.   I was told byJennifer Lewis in the Enforcement Division of the FCC  that  while he  is indeed right that "free" is legally consideration it is not  according to prohibited by the FCC.   Jennifer is the attorney  at the FCC responsible for enforcing this regulation and she  told me that the FCC does not prohibit announcements of events by a non profit of another non profit  and their concern is limited to announcement made with  non profits about for profit organizations. She did say they get a lot of calls on this issue and have considered making a video explanation for
 non profit's but i don't
  see that happening soon. 
> 
> If you need more info on this to make a determination on your   station's  policy you can contact Jennifer Lewis at 
> 202-418-2051  or and you can also contact the National Association of Broadcasters website or Association of Community Broadcasters for their input. 
> 
> thanks
> 
> Lisa Dettmer, JD
KPFA Radio 
>  

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