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Broadcasting and Cable reports that the FCC has voted to eliminate "the almost eight-decade old requirement that broadcasters, radio and TV, maintain a main studio in or near their community of license." The National Association of Broadcasters expressed support for the change, saying the rule "has outlived its usefulness in an era of mobile news gathering and multiple content delivery platforms."
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn opposed the move, saying it signified "embracing a world in which automated national programming is the new normal." Other critics saw the vote as easing the way for a Sinclair–Tribune merger.
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(Score: 2) by meustrus on Friday October 27 2017, @05:06PM
Um, what? I don't know what billboards are like where you live, but where I live, half the time they're trying to shame women into keeping their unwanted fetuses inside their bodies. Then there's the occasional doomsday preacher that takes out a spot on the video billboard for a few days.
And what the hell does charitable giving have to do with "social justice" anyway?
If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?