Government financial support of noncommercial television began in the 1960s because

A) television producers objected to increased advertising interrupting the flow of their programs.
B) there was a concern television had become a vast wasteland of lowbrow content.
C) all the airwaves licensed for commercial television were being used.
D) remote areas were unable to receive commercial television signals.

Answer: B

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