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  EH.Net Encyclopedia: US Economy in the 1920s
Because the Department of Commerce could not deny a license application there was an explosion of stations all broadcasting at the same frequency and signal jamming and interference became a serious problem.
Licenses were to be issued in the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
A number of broadcasting licenses were revoked; stations were assigned frequencies, dial locations, and power levels.
www.eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=Smiley.1920s.final   (18491 words)

  
 Broadcasting Timeline
The FCC creates the commercial broadcasting spectrum of 13 channels, and 130 applications for broadcast licenses follow.
The revenue for television broadcasters finally surpasses that of radio broadcasters.
Fox Broadcasting is the first network to permit condom advertising on television.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0151956.html   (1452 words)

  
 mediageek: November 2004 Archives
Due to the predominance of cable and satellite, broadcast TV has been in decline, and outside of the biggest metroplexes, there is a surplus of available channels on UHF, and sometimes even VHF.
The only hint that these stations aren't licensed to the bigger city is in their station IDs, where they're required to list the city of license first.
The FCC is currently studying the issue of localism and broadcast stations, investigating whether broadcasters are meeting their public-interest obligations, especially with regard to local programming.
www.mediageek.org /archives/2004_11.html   (8507 words)

  
 Sinclair Broadcast Group - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
For example, in April 2004, the company refused to broadcast a special "Nightline" broadcast, produced by the ABC television network, that was devoted to reading the names of soldiers who had died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
A solution, they proposed, was to "include more full-power and low-power broadcast licenses for independent, community-based, nonprofit media, as well as access rules that require commercial broadcasters to share some of their valuable air time with local nonprofits."
In their media release on the petition, the organization wrote, "Free Press alleges that Sinclair, working in concert with Cunningham Broadcasting, is operating illegal duopolies (two commonly owned and controlled stations in the same market) in Asheville and in Charleston.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Sinclair_Broadcast_Group   (3719 words)

  
 The Daily Drivel - FAQ
Podcasting differs from autocasting in content; podcasts are generally voice broadcasts, while autocasting is speech-synthesized versions of text blogs.
broadcast licenses are difficult or impossible to obtain.
The Daily Drivel is a proud member of The Association of Music Podcasting.
www.dailydrivel.net /modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=2&categorie...   (813 words)

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