"The FCC’s Financial Qualification Requirements: Economic Evaluation of" by Yale M. Braunstein

Article Title

The FCC’s Financial Qualification Requirements: Economic Evaluation of a Barrier to Entry for Minority Broadcasters

Authors

Yale M. Braunstein, University of California Berkeley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2000

Publication Citation

53 Federal Communications Law Journal 69 (2000)

Abstract

When analyzing issues surrounding minority ownership of media, scholars have often noted that policy discussions in the area suffer from the linked problems of inadequate data and a lack of tools with which to analyze the data that do exist and might be collected. In Issue Three of Volume 51, several authors made this particular observation. To address this problem, This Article shows how one may use economic analysis and a financial model of a "typical" radio broadcaster to quantify the effects of specific policies. Specifically, the Article focuses on barriers to entry imposed by the FCC’s financial qualification requirements and by the dropping of the minority tax certificates.

Recommended Citation

Braunstein, Yale M. (2000) "The FCC’s Financial Qualification Requirements: Economic Evaluation of a Barrier to Entry for Minority Broadcasters," Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 53: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol53/iss1/6

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