why do national, state, and local governments set the rules for broadcast media?

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why do national, state, and local governments set the rules for broadcast media?

2006-10-11 10:27:09 · 4 answers · asked by jset1989 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government

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Actually it's mostly federal...But anyways the main reason is that broadcast is on essentially public property, so they are borrowing the spectrum from the public and are answerable to them via the various government bodies.

2006-10-11 10:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by feanor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2016-08-23 08:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because they like to control what is being said about them. :-)

2006-10-11 10:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Butterscotch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Was going to ask this too

2016-07-27 21:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋