Chong asked to set kids-TV quota.(Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Rachelle Chong)(Brief Article)

California political and business leaders are making an appeal to fellow Californian and FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong about children's television.

A group of Californians, including Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), last week wrote Chong and the other commissioners asking for the establishment of minimum children's educational broadcasting requirements for TV broadcasters.

"We feel it is essential to specify the number of hours of educational TV that broadcasters must air per week," said the letter from California-based Children Now. "Given that children spend an average of 28 hours per week watching television, kids and their parents should have the option …