Word: fcc
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...committee suggested that "further study of the potential impact of the various Federal subsidiary plans" be undertaken and that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "explicitly prohibit blanket refusals" by networks to sell political advertising time. The FCC was also called upon to monitor independent candidates' spending and to "work with the Federal Election Commission...
WBAI, the New York station cited by the FCC case for airing the routine, sided with Carlin, saying that the decision unfairly placed radio and T.V. in a different category than print media as far as the First Amendment is concerned...
During a three-day hearing, 37 listeners testified for Geller, only two for his opponents. Last week FCC Administrative Judge John H. Conlin praised Geller for his "selfless dedication and highly personalized style" and renewed his license for three years. Battle over, Geller hopes that advertising will pick up. Says he: "It's taken ten years of starving before the big national advertisers realized I was here, but they're starting to wake up." Score another one for the little...
...Star's publisher for at least five years. However, last month he decided to leave the paper, to avoid possible conflict of interest problems over his ownership of WJLA-TV, a lucrative (estimated value: $100 million) local ABC affiliate that is up for license renewal with the FCC...
...films included tiny blips of commercials for popcorn and soda -moving past so quickly that the viewer did not consciously realize he was seeing them-popcorn and soda sales went up. These results were highly uncertain, though, and the technique was abandoned. Since 1957 it has been against FCC policy to permit subliminal techniques on television. Last month, however, the agency made an emergency exception...