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UpInArms

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25. No one seems to have noticed
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 02:33 PM
Dec 2018




Broadcasting Fairness Doctrine Promised Balanced Coverage

In 1987 a bill to place the Fairness Doctrine into federal law passed the House by 3 to 1, and the Senate by nearly 2 to 1, but it was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan. Among those voting for the bill were Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). In 1989 the Fairness Doctrine easily passed the House again, but didn't proceed further as President George Bush threatened to veto it. In 1991, hearings were again held on the doctrine, but President Bush's ongoing veto threat stymied passage.

Then the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was assigned the responsibility to: "facilitate the full development of public telecommunications in which programs of high quality, diversity, creativity, excellence, and innovation, which are obtained from diverse sources, will be made available to public telecommunications entities, with strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature." The "Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1993" was sponsored in the Senate (S. 333) by Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), and in the House (H.R. 1985) by Bill Hefner (D-N.C.).

Opponents of the Fairness Doctrine have included New York Governor Mario Cuomo, and broadcaster Rush Limbaugh. Cuomo argued that, "Precisely because radio and TV have become our principal sources of news and information, we should accord broadcasters the utmost freedom in order to insure a truly free press." Limbaugh argued that there should be no government fairness standards on broadcasters, since there are none on the print press.
I saw a statistic that conservative talk radio makes up 98 percent of all all talk radio bearsfootball516 Dec 2018 #1
What puzzles me is that some of these stations don't run ads. Midnight Writer Dec 2018 #2
Just follow the Rubles. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #3
While I agree Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #4
Anti-Trumpism Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #5
great liberal stations on Sirius XM mountain grammy Dec 2018 #6
Easy Soxfan58 Dec 2018 #13
Already have XM Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #14
Yes workinclasszero Dec 2018 #19
There are a few ... AM950Radio.com in the Twin Cities is one. nm progree Dec 2018 #33
I used to listen to Stephanie Miller on I heart radio. mountain grammy Dec 2018 #34
Sirius XM Progress, Urban View, Insight, MSNBC djacq Dec 2018 #7
THIS TELLS US EXACTLY what to do to have the quickest impact on conservative voters. bobGandolf Dec 2018 #8
Someone should start a progressive radio network... MichMan Dec 2018 #9
I see what you did there. TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 #23
Listened up until the end. If enough people listened, it would still be on. Hoyt Dec 2018 #28
We did. saveferris Dec 2018 #29
Too bad Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #32
1. Rush Limbaugh hails from Missouri. No wonder why he's so popular on the radio there. no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #10
Podcasts sharedvalues Dec 2018 #11
Air America was GREAT!!!! but XM has great liberal ( freethinking) stations.. samnsara Dec 2018 #12
Congress needs to restore the Fairness Doctrine. yardwork Dec 2018 #15
Same here in Dallas Shell_Seas Dec 2018 #16
New radio station needed Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #17
Flashback to 2002 UpInArms Dec 2018 #18
One of the biggest uncovered stories in America, in my opinion. mountain grammy Dec 2018 #22
No one seems to have noticed UpInArms Dec 2018 #25
In Springfield, the airwaves are full of RW blathering The Genealogist Dec 2018 #20
MAD DRONES DO NOT REQUIRE MUCH TO FEED THEIR MADNESS ROB-ROX Dec 2018 #21
I bet Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #24
I don't think Rush L. is that popular...a lot of folks I know around here think he's a loudmouth... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #27
geezers still listen pstokely Dec 2018 #30
My area is hardcore Republican Smackdown2019 Dec 2018 #31
The left/dems have ignored hate radio for decades. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #26
AM Smackdown2019 Feb 2019 #35
More Satellite Radio romainetarra Feb 2019 #36
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