Public Radio Legal Handbook

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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.

Online Edition

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Print Edition

The Print version of The Public Radio Legal Handbook comes with a free 1-year subscription to the Online Edition. Updates will be made available on the Online Edition for subscribers to download and print out for the Print Edition.

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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.