https://x.com/defiyantlyfree/status/1853089183729950959?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Both NBC and Harris engaged in a knowing and intentional violation of FCC rules.
While this instance needs to be dealt with, it does bring up a larger issue.
Is (essentially) giving the "broadcast" networks a license to use the public airwaves still a reasonable public policy in 2024? Back when broadcast TV was the only option, the FCC rules made sense. The airwaves were held in a public trust and the networks had to follow rules that were intended to benefit the public. It seems safe to say that we're in a different world now, and maybe it's time to revisit the FCC and broadcast TV.
For example, why should we allow access to the over the air bandwidth to benefit a few huge corporations when it could be used to benefit the US. For example, it seems reasonable to conclude that (in this world where wireless bandwidth is coveted) that allowing multiple companies to bid for access to those frequencies might be a way to shrink the national debt.
In all seriousness, the over the air broadcast network model is an outdated relic of the past, and the networks clearly aren't that interested in providing "equal time" or balanced reporting when it comes to elections.
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