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ramapo

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5. There is no equal time standard

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 16, 2020, 11:38 PM

Sep 2020

That was an artifact of the past. I believe it went away during the Reagan years. There was also a limit on how many Media outlets a single company could own... also long gone.

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It's ABC, so probably yes. All broadcast media are held to the equal time standard. maxsolomon Sep 2020 #2

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