Fact · Transcription
The FCC rule says captioning must provide non-speech information such as the identity of speakers, music, sound effects and audience reaction.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Captioning shall provide nonverbal information that is not observable, such as the identity of speakers, the existence of music”
47 CFR 79.1: Closed captioning of televised video programming (captioning quality standards), US Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations (text via Cornell Legal Information Institute), n.d., 79.1(j)(2)(i), Accuracy.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence continues with sound effects and audience reaction, to the greatest extent possible, given the nature of the program.
- What it does not show
- Limited by "to the greatest extent possible, given the nature of the program", so it is not an absolute duty.