[BC] equal time controversy

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Morally?  Possibly.

Legally?  No way.

If "equal time" had not gone away, Rush couldn't have a show at all.

It was the demise of equal time that made conservative radio (well, an  
liberal radio as it exists) possible.

Had equal time not gone away, NPR talk shows (like Diane Rehm)  would  
have been smothered into non existence, as well as not allowing Rush  
and other conservative radio.

--chip

On Jun 5, 2012, at 2:14 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 29
> From: donroden at hiwaay.net
>
> Quoting Donna Halper <dlh at donnahalper.com>:
>
>> does radio still have a
>> duty to present both sides of major issues ?
>
> Absolutely................... but year after year, the media seems to
> try to control the outcomes of elections to a greater percent for the
> Democrats than
> Republicans.
>
> What is the solution ??  Good Question !!
>
> Don R