Subtitles and Caption FCC Caption Regulations and Compliance 2

Question 1

The FCC's four caption quality standards are accuracy, synchrony, completeness, and:

Accepted Answer

Placement

Answer

The FCC requires captions to meet four quality standards: accuracy, synchrony, completeness, and proper placement.

Question 2

Which category of programming is EXEMPT from FCC closed captioning requirements?

Accepted Answer

Local non-news programming with low revenue

Answer

FCC rules provide exemptions for programming from small broadcast stations and low-revenue cable channels.

Question 3

Under the CVAA, video clips posted online by video programmers must have captions if the full program:

Accepted Answer

Was previously captioned when aired on television

Answer

The CVAA requires captions on online video clips of programming that was captioned during its original TV broadcast.

Question 4

FCC rules allow viewers to file a caption complaint if captions are missing or of poor quality. Where do viewers submit this complaint?

Accepted Answer

FCC Consumer Complaint Center

Answer

Viewers experiencing caption quality issues can file complaints directly with the FCC's Consumer Complaint Center.

Question 5

Spanish-language programming on U.S. television is required by the FCC to have captions in which language?

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Answer

FCC rules require Spanish-language programming to be captioned in Spanish, reflecting the spoken audio.

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