The time for local groups to pressure local broadcasters for better children's television is now. Federal Communications Commission guidelines encourage broadcasters to involve the community in program planning. And a growing number of groups across the country have been participating. The San Francisco Committee on Children's Television, founded in 1970, has discovered that local involvement can make a difference in local programming. The Committee learned that before a local group can be effective, facts have to be documented. This means watching a lot of children's television and being conversant with the needs, problems and interests of children. Once armed with the facts, specific goals can be established and wide and representative community support can be sought. The final step would be to meet with television station management and the press. (MG)