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Brooke Ericson, (202) 418-2300
Brooke.Ericson@fcc.gov
For immediate release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
ON NEXT STEPS FOR REVIEWING THE COMMISSION’S KID VID RULES 
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2018. – “Chairman Pai has asked me to lead the 
agency’s review of the stringent requirements the FCC imposes on our nation’s 
broadcasters to air a certain amount of educational and informational children’s 
programming on a weekly basis, otherwise known as Kid Vid.  I am pleased to accept 
his request.  The Commission is currently undergoing a comprehensive proceeding to 
modernize our media regulations, and Kid Vid is due for such an examination within 
the bounds of the law.  
My goal in reviewing the Kid Vid rules is to understand whether the rules the 
Commission imposed on broadcasters to carry out the Children’s Television Act – in 
many cases more than two decades ago – still make sense in today’s media marketplace 
and whether these rules enhance or hamper the family broadcast experience.  
Specifically, since 1990, we have seen a proliferation of media platforms, including 
cable networks, over the top providers, and premium channels, that, though not subject 
to Kid Vid, offer competitive or vastly superior children’s programming. 
I thank the Chairman for his support on this endeavor and invite all parties, including 
family group representatives and evangelical organizations, with which I have already 
had some good dialogue, to share their viewpoints on this topic.  I look forward to a 
thoughtful, substantive discussion going forward.”  
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Office of Commissioner Mike O’Rielly: (202) 418-2300
Twitter: @mikeofcc
www.fcc.gov/leadership/michael-orielly
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes 
official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).