COMM-100 FA4 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Better Call Saul, Video Killed The Radio Star, The Buggles
3 Oct 2016
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Must-carry: the rule that cable service providers must include local stations in their tv packages (w/ a few exceptions) Equal time: the principle that broadcasters must provide equal opportunities to opposing candidates who request them. Indecency: the fcc prohibits indecent content on broadcast networks from 6am to. Cable and satellite channels are immune but often police themselves to please advertisers. Broadcasters do this because tv is so ubiquitous that the government feels the need to censor indecent content in case a child is watching. Safe harbor: the period from 10pm to 6am in which broadcasters can air content deemed indecent for children. Rating: the percentage of total tv sets in the u. s. tuned into a particular program. Share: the percentage of total tv sets in the u. s. in use at that moment that are turned into a particular program.
