The basic rationale for heavier government regulation of broadcasting than of the print media is that:

a) radio and television are entertainment and have no First Amendment protection; b) the propaganda potential of the electronic media is so great that more protection is needed; c) broadcasters are given the exclusive use of a scarce resource (the radio spectrum) and must use it “in the public interest, convenience and necessity;” d) broadcast advertising is too pervasive and persuasive to be left unregulated; e) the broadcast media are more technically complex and need more government assistance to maintain good technical standards.

C

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