Government cuts airtime. (Breves).President Vicente Fox put an end to a long-standing decree decree, in law, decision of a suit in a court of equity. It is the counterpart in equity of the judgment in a court of law, although in those jurisdictions where law and equity have merged, judgment is sometimes used to include both. that required television and radio stations to provide 12.5% of airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. for government announcements. Instead, television will now have to provide just 18 minutes of airtime a week, while radio broadcasters will have to provide 35 minutes. Private television and radio companies have welcomed the change. President of Television Azteca Ricardo Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. said the original decree was nothing more than "an instrument of censorship censorship, official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression believed to threaten the political, social, or moral order. It may be imposed by governmental authority, local or national, by a religious body, or occasionally by a powerful private group. of (former President) Diaz Ordaz to bring the radio and television industries to their knees." Even so, several local legislators are claiming the move is illegal because it was taken without congressional approval. Similarly, some commentators in the printed press, say the move will only serve to further weaken the government's power. |
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