25 years ago in reason."Cries for controls are being heard over cable television's more 'explicit' offerings, even though cable and subscription TV customers voluntarily pay for the service, and if they're offended, they can always cancel ... The networks have been griping, too, about 'social responsibility' and the lack thereof in alternative television." --Robert Poole Jr. and Christine Dorffi, "Trends" "The FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. has restricted commercial broadcasting Commercial broadcasting is the practice of broadcasting for profit. This is normally achieved by interrupting normal programming to air advertisements, also commonly called "commercials" in this context. to fairly large blocks of service areas. This is how a few stations have come to serve thousands of square miles and millions of viewers. The problem is that large service areas are not the most efficient units for reaching certain audiences.... Examples of programs that were intensely popular among smaller viewing groups, and thus faced cancellation on commercial television, include Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario, hosting "The Lawrence Welk Show" from 1951 to 1982. among elder viewers, Dark Shadows among teenagers, Star Trek  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. among science fiction fans, The Waltons among
nostalgic idealists, and Dick Cavett Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an Emmy-winning American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues. or Paper Chase among
intellectuals."
--Robert G. Docters, "Low-Power to the People" --August 1981 |
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