Where Are TV Complaints From Kids?

WHERE ARE TV COMPLAINTS FROM KIDS?
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The United Church of Christ (UCC) Office of Communications said Tuesday it has written FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to seek the status of four petitions it filed over the past two years to deny license renewals to four stations it alleges violated kids TV ad rules. The first two petitions, against WPXW (Paxson) and WDCA (Fox), both Washington, were filed-in conjunction with the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), in September 2004, the other two, against Univision's WGHS and Raycom's WUAB Cleveland, were filed in August 2005. They argue that the station's FCC-friendly kid shows do not fit the bill. The shows at issue are Miracle Pets, Ace Lightning, Stargate: Infinity, Sabrina, and Complices al Rescate. The complaint against Univision's WGHS is the first for the UCC against a Spanish-language station. "Children in Virginia, Washington D.C., Cleveland, and throughout the United States have been deprived of the protection enacted by Congress in the Children’s Television Act," wrote CDD Counsel Angela J. Campbell. "I urge you to consider these matters as soon as possible." The group points out that the FCC has resolved numerous kids TV ad violations at other stations in the interim-those have ranged from no actions to proposed fines. “In the absence of Commission action, broadcasters will continue to air programming that denies children the educational opportunities Congress envisioned,” Campbell wrote. “Taking action to promote positive programming for children would be in keeping with the Commission’s present focus on protecting our children from indecent content.”
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