Re: Local Political Coverage

["Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net>]

I'm with Rob on this one.  I also think that there could be a good First
Amendment case made that requiring a station to carry a candidates ads
infringes on the station's free speech rights.  The FCC would argue that
helping candidates for federal office get their message out to the voters is
a compelling government interest, but it could be an interesting case.  I
wonder if it has ever been litigated.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine

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To: "Dave Faneuf" <tklaundry@juno.com>
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<DonKelley@aol.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Local Political Coverage


> I, on the other hand, don't believe there should be *any* special rules
> governing political advertising. If a station doesn't want to do business
> with politicians it shouldn't be required to, and it should be free to
> charge whatever it would charge any other advertiser under the
> circumstances.