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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)

: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 the current legal framework, but have been essentially hollowed out for practical purposes by the FCC's current policies and 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.

 

:I think it's inconsistent and wrong for the FCC to take a laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach to issues of political speech on the airwaves, or commercials on children's television, but not to take the same laissez-faire, free-market, free-speech approach when it comes to Janet Jackson's wardrobe. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 11:40, 16 May 2007 (EDT)