How Far Should the Government Control Radio?
By Robert D. Leigh,
Director, Commission on the Freedom of the Press
Introduction
Who Is It That Fills The Air With Radio Waves?
- How many channels are there?
- Who makes up the radio menu?
Does The Government Have To Act As A Radio Traffic Cop?
- Party lines for everyone?
- Radio traffic jam
- Government regulation
- The first radio traffic cop
How Does Federal Policing of the Air Waves Work?
- Other radio users to watch
- The major job
- New applicants
- Renewing a license
- Checkrein on the networks
- Newspapers and radio stations
Can The Radio Industry Police Itself Successfully?
- Children and education
- Religion and advertising
- Politics and controversy
What Are Radio’s Basic Problems and Future Prospects?
- Possible solutions in the future: FM
- Subscription radio, television, and facsimile
What Solutions Have Other Nations Tried?
- The British Broadcasting Corporation
- The way of two dominions
- What is at stake?
- Organizing your discussion
- Reading
- Discussion techniques
- Questions for discussion
