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:I remember reading that for first few years of ''commercial'' broadcasting, it was usual for ''commercial'' stations to turn off their transmitters one full day of the week, to give listeners a shot at receiving more distant stations. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:33, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
:I remember reading that for first few years of ''commercial'' broadcasting, it was usual for ''commercial'' stations to turn off their transmitters one full day of the week, to give listeners a shot at receiving more distant stations. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:33, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
:P. S. I put a lot of that in the past tense, but I believe "license, not own" and "serve the public interest" are still there, but have been essentially hollowed out by current interpretation. My guess is that when someone has paid big bucks in a spectrum auction, they probably feel as if they've bought something, or leased it anyway. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:36, 16 May 2007 (EDT)