Federal Radio Commission

The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government body that regulated radio broadcasts in the United States from its creation in 1927 until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1935. The Commission was created to license broadcasters and reduce radio

Related Topics:
Radio - United States - 1927 - Federal Communications Commission - 1935 - Broadcast

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interference, a benefit to both the broadcasters and the public. The Radio Act of 1927 superseded the

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Radio Act of 1912, which had given regulatory powers over

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radio communication to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The Radio Act of 1912 did not mention

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broadcasting and limited all private radio

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communications to what is now the AM band.

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