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I think broadcast is treated very differently because of the limited number of frequencies.

• JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > think broadcast is treated very differently because of the limited number of frequencies Source? Section 310 of the Communications Act, which bars licenses from being “granted to or held by any foreign government or the representative thereof,” was written in 1934 [1]. The Foreign Agents Registration Act was passed in 1938 in response to (slash fear of) Nazi propaganda [2]. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/310 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/310 [2] https://perspectives.ushmm.org/collection/propaganda-and-the-american-public https://perspectives.ushmm.org/collection/propaganda-and-the...
  • aw1621107 2y ago
    > > think broadcast is treated very differently because of the limited number of frequencies > Source? The first thing that comes to mind is Red Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. FCC [0], where part of the holding relied on the limited available radio spectrum compared to other publication mediums. [0]: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/395/367/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/395/367/