In 1967, Congress provided funding to create the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is responsible for
a. redirecting some of the profitability of televised media to the U.S. Treasury.
b. distributing federal funds to support public, noncommercial radio and television stations.
c. creating an in-house news source designed to present the government’s side of issues.
d. providing national entertainment and movies.
e. Internet-based programming and information dissemination.
ANS: B
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