OBLIGATIONS AS A BROADCAST LICENSEE

Under a federally granted license, Middle Tennessee State University is obligated to serve the demonstrated broadcast needs of the citizens of the coverage area via WMOT Radio.

 • WMOT Radio may not put the needs of its licensee, Middle Tennessee State University, above those of the people of the region {The Communications Act of 1934, as amended Sec. 307(a)}.

As a public trustee, MTSU is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission. As a result, WMOT Radio:

• refrains from editorializing,
• seeks to achieve objectivity and balance, and
• observes FCC rules on:

1) fairness,
2) equal opportunity (time),
3) personal attack, and
4) objectionable language

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