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That's because the airwaves are public, so the FCC could regulate / require equal time in the public interest. A TV or radio station isn't operating entirely on
by jzb 6y ago
That's because the airwaves are public, so the FCC could regulate / require equal time in the public interest. A TV or radio station isn't operating entirely on its own dime - it's using a public resource, so it should be done in the public interest.
There was no fairness doctrine applied to, say, newspapers.
- just_fred 6y agoThe internet is a public resource.
- josephcsible 6y agoNot in the same way the airwaves are. You can run your own network cable but everyone has to share the same limited airwaves.
- MattGaiser 6y agoIt is more a massive collection of the different resources of many different people.