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If You Can't Beat Em, Pass a Law
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
National TV is not a problem because there are so many cable stations, and while cable would not be subject to the Fairness Doctrine (IIRC) because it doesn't involve the airwaves, it provides diversity. I thought local TV was the problem.
Print media has nothing do with the Fairness Doctrine.
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FCC regulates cable tv as well. So they could seek to apply it there, just as they seek to apply obscenity rules to cable tv. That said, the rationale for regulating content on broadcast tv is different for cable.
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