What we've been seeing is there has been a lot of reinterpretation or misinterpretation of law. For example, with regards to the FCC, the use of the words "public interest." But the main issue I see now is to specify the role of agencies such as the FCC so that "independent" means what it says. That means the FCC should not become a tool of the president to carry out his political agenda. It also means agencies such as the FCC must be bi-partisan as intended in the law. The current congress is allowing the supreme court to interpret what the law says, rather than tell the court what they meant. That needs to change in order for this government to work.
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The Trump Administration rants about ABC News And NBC, Says They Should Lose FCC Licenses
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“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” “And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed–if all records told the same tale–then the lie passed into history and became truth.”
Words mean what the ministry of truth says they mean, not what they say. The intent is not to make the government work; it is to make the government impose its will, whatever that may be.
Words mean what the ministry of truth says they mean, not what they say. The intent is not to make the government work; it is to make the government impose its will, whatever that may be.
True but posts and clicks ( or whatever the ad buyers look at ) help the numbers of this board. I would look at it as a same commercial that been running for years.. As long as there isn't liability to the site just business. Of course he has the right to do what he wants. It's his business.
NBC had a nature documentary. That's children's programming. And while it was a rerun, some kids (and even adults) might not have seen it, and they added fun facts this time.
That makes it worse in NBC's case. And unlike ABC (which pre-empted part of a rerun that followed) they didn't even bother to show the rest.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
The program in question is part of a repeat of "The Americas" series (with the addition of fact infoboxes this time, which I think was a great move on NBC's part) but it is not labeled as "E/I". It's indeed very educational but I wouldn't classify it as "children's programming".
Unless, of course, you think I am a child at age 70, because I have been watching it every week during this repeat.
My opinion is that it should be E/I. Of course, there are adults watching it too.
I also like “The Americas”, but I have been called childish…
None of the Big 5 networks E/I programming are "Children's Programs." They are all aimed at ages 13 and up to bypass FCC Children's Programming Commercial Limits, which only applies to programs aimed at ages 12 and under, but they can still be counted as E/I as long as they are aim at ages under 16 and are Educational.
Anyway, I would think a lot of children would be watching.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
That is not the point. Read the post above yours. Networks aren't going to classify prime time programming as E/I, regardless of your opinion that they should, because of the legal limits on commercial time when a show is thus classified as having a primary target under 12.
All it would take is one lawsuit from some disgruntled parents' group and the entire benefit of running something like "The Americas" in prime time disappears. That's why it's not classified as E/I.
Of course a lot of children have been watching. Probably entire families have been watching it together. That doesn't mean it has to be E/I.
I didn't say they would.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I was a Gen-X kid. We were educated by Schoolhouse Rock. For us, it sank in better when Blossom Dearie sang about it.
FCC Chair Says ABC’s Decision to Not Broadcast Trump Speech Live Will Be Part of Agency’s Review of Station Licenses
Are TV broadcasters obligated to carry the U.S. president’s comments live on their government-licensed airwaves? The current head of the FCC indicated that he believes they are. Brendan Carr, the Trum...
Here is more from the chairman and this is specific to ABC owned stations and the presidents press conference.
Once again, this brings up the question of the role of the FCC. Is it there to enforce the agenda of a president? Or to serve the public interest.
We'll find out. If the FCC denies local station licenses based on things like this, it will go to court.
Whatever the court decides will also determine the future of the independent media in this country.
I think Disney has already decided they they're ready to get out of broadcasting. This would be the last straw.
The clock is ticking. The FCC has to decide by the end of the year. Because next year, we will likely have a congress that works.
We'll find out. If the FCC denies local station licenses based on things like this, it will go to court.
Whatever the court decides will also determine the future of the independent media in this country.
I think Disney has already decided they they're ready to get out of broadcasting. This would be the last straw.
The clock is ticking. The FCC has to decide by the end of the year. Because next year, we will likely have a congress that works.
How optimistic that we'll have a functional Congress. The Senate is a heavy lift for the Ds. Not impossible; not saying that. But unlikely? Yeah. In which case we have gridlock, just of a different flavor. And even if they do capture both houses, then what? No veto-proof majority, a court system firmly skewed to the right and a president with dementia and narcissistic personality disorder. Not a recipe one typically considers to be conducive to real work.
We're cooked.
We're cooked.
Trump smiles and shrugs as Epstein reporters he sued for $10B win WHCA awards
The president’s appearance at the dinner came after months of warring with the press
www.independent.co.uk
Trump bombs in WHCD return and unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in anti-media rant
Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ dinner ballroom of journalists before president revealed ‘Trump 2028’ punchline
www.independent.co.uk
More true and yes as always crazier than we thought type stuff here. Yes its another rant directed at the press.
There is yno "national radio" as no company owns a station with the same format in every rated market. No company even owns any stations in every single rated market.
What we have in radio is a number of companies with collections of stations with varied format in some markets, and even then in each market they may have just one or two stations and in other five or six.
TV truly uses the national network model,, with many hours a day of networked shows. In radio, many of the "networked" shows are configured like Seacrest: workparts that each station assembles with their own format of music, news and service elements.
Ownership has not affected news on local radio., The 75% decline in inflation adjusted revenue has.
Heck, beyond that, way back in the 60's and 70's we were figuring out how to hide our news and public affairs commitment in overnights and on Sunday mornings. So that is not an ownership issue: for more than half a century most radio stations have been trying to avoid running news and PA in nearly all dayparts.