COMM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Federal Radio Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Methodism
25 Oct 2018
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Media and regulation (the rationale for broadcast regulation) Broadcast media is a more open/accessible platform to share news, opinion, etc. Broadcast spectrum is a finite source- needs to be managed. Too many people trying to be on at once. Only congress had the power to regulate radio broadcasting. No one owned them it was about giving permission to use the radio. Managed spectrum on behalf of the federal government. Issued broadcasting licenses to people of business for a finite period. Principle token form transportation act of 1920. Limited powers could not directly censor programming. Could impose sanctions on broadcasters transmitted obscene, indecent, or profane. Trinity methodist church v federal radio commission. Frc/fcc could not directly censor the tmc. Broadcast spectrum is a public resource, managed by fcc on behalf of federal government. Broadcasts couldn"t abuse use of public instrument of commerce. Simultaneous broadcasting of same content across several radio stations. Compelled to broadcast network content in prime time.
