PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 07-1341
March 20, 2007
Children’s Television Obligations of Commercial Television Broadcasters –Postponement 
of the Filing Window for Revised FCC Form 398 for the First Quarter of 2007
New Filing Window: June 1 through June 10, 2007
On September 29, 2006, the FCC released a Second Order on Reconsideration and Second 
Report and Order (“Second Order”) regarding the children’s television obligations of digital 
television broadcasters.1 In the Second Order, the Commission noted that a revised version of 
FCC Form 398, Children’s Television Programming Report, had been approved by OMB.  
Among other things, the revised form includes a section for stations to report the core children’s 
programming aired on digital program streams.  The Second Order states that licensees are 
required to use the revised electronic version of FCC Form 398 to report their children’s core 
programming, including their digital core programming, for the first quarter of 2007.2 Under the 
Commission’s rules, the window for electronic filing of FCC Form 398 for the first quarter of 
2007 is April 1 through April 10, 2007.3  
Because of the conversion of the FCC’s children’s television database system to an upgraded 
J2EE technology that will facilitate public access to and better support implementation of the 
revised electronic Form 398, the Media Bureau hereby postpones the deadline for filing the 
revised Form 398 for the first quarter of 2007.  The new filing window for FCC Form 398 for the 
first quarter of 2007 will be June 1 through June 10, 2007.  This new window will apply both to 
electronic filing with the Commission as well as placement of the report in the station’s public 
inspection file.  The Media Bureau expects to have the revised electronic version of Form 398 
available on its website by May 15, 2007.  
For additional information, contact Kim Matthews, kim.matthews@fcc.gov, of the Media 
Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2154.
  
1 Second Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order, In the Matter of Children’s Television
Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, MM Docket No. 00-167, 21 FCC Rcd 11065 (2006).
2 Id. at 11081, ¶ 59
3 Id.   See also 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e)(11)(iii).