… what the United States used pre and post World War Two that developed through the FCC rules that were known at the time as a fairness doctrine in broadcast media. There were only about four stations for a lot of the 20th century that were operating on air in the United States. Those were public airwaves. There was a public interest in having multiple issues presented on areas of public importance. (21:21–21:28)
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Asserts that only about four stations operated on air in the U.S. for much of the 20th century.
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