[BC] Broadcast Radio when JFK was assasinated

[Donna Halper]

At 09:21 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote:
>Brent Hall wrote:
>>I wasn't around during Pearl Harbor, but I remember the Friday that JFK was=
>>  assasinated. All the schools closed early, and the FCC issued orders that =
>>all stations cease playing any commercials that weekend.

Umm, not so much.  While the same courtesy was extended when 
Roosevelt died (no commercials, only serious and somber music), it 
wasn't the FCC but the station owners and networks that immediately 
decided to show deference and respect during such a difficult and 
tragic time.  Same happened during 9/11-- even sports stations 
stopped airing commercials, and "guy talk" shows were not discussing 
why the coach was a jerk or why the local team was the worst-- 
everybody just dialed back the sports and concentrated on letting 
people express their feelings of shock and grief.