Why Would the FCC Limit the Amount of Radio Stations

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why would the FCC limit the amount of radio stations a single company can own in the early 1990s?

• A) to prevent potential monopolistic power of a media conglomerate
• B) to create more air waves for the FCC's own competing interests
• C) It was a result of the Cold War as a final attempt to combat the potential for communism in the United States.
• D) So that listeners will have a better variety of tunes.

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