If a Radio Station Aired a Personal Attack Against You

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a radio station aired a personal attack against you but refused to give you the opportunity to respond to that attack on their station,this station would be violating the:

• A) Telecommunications Act of 1996
• B) fairness doctrine
• C) equal time rule
• D) right of rebuttal
• E) Communications Decency Act

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Definitions:

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Government Control

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Public Support

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