Stations Resist Prime Time Rule In TV Antitrust Era
A nationwide AP survey finds two thirds of 97 television station managers oppose the FCC prime time access rule as the Justice Department sues to shift program control to independent producers and advertisers. NBC seeks withdrawal while ABC credits some benefits and indep endents take risks on new shows.
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Officials Took Free Rides Aboard Private Jets
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