Word: fcc
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Until now cable companies have been barred from transmitting the programs of more than a few stations outside their franchise areas. But, in a close, 4-to-3 vote, the FCC ruled that they can carry as many channels as they choose. That decision will allow cable companies to take advantage of the almost unlimited capacity of a cable-equipped television set to receive programs. In addition, the commission said that companies providing extra channels from other cities will no longer have to black out syndicated programs like reruns of The Brady Bunch, even if one of the local over...
...primary process, which so many experts had predicted would be a long, taxing ordeal, seemed to have turned out to be a rather short, taxing ordeal. This prompted criticism, especially from those who did not like the apparent results. Contended Newton Minow, Chicago lawyer and former FCC commissioner: "It's an atrocious system guaranteed to give us bad choices because the broad center of the country does not participate in the primary process." Complained Louis Masotti, director of the Center for Urban Affairs at Northwestern University: "It's terribly confusing and is a period of unusual and cruel...
...greater justification for the Post's seemingly contradictory advertising policy are the Federal Communications Commission regulations governing the use of advertising space on television. The FCC's Fairness Doctrine, enacted in 1949, requires that the broadcast media discuss controversial public issues and offer equal time to responsible groups with opposing viewpoints...
...with forcing buyers of its tires to advertise them on RKO stations. Four years ago, General Tire disclosed that it made illegal political campaign contributions and foreign payoffs and agreed to pay fines of $200,000 after signing a consent decree with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The FCC complaint emphasized that "RKO was effectively controlled by General Tire and hence General Tire's wrongdoing had a direct bearing on RKO's qualifications" to hold TV licenses...
...plans to appeal in federal court, but other broadcasters are deeply worried. "This-decision rocks every broadcasting license in the country," says an alarmed network executive. There may be more rocks and jolts ahead if this action signals a new get-tough mood at the FCC...