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Federal Trade Commission
President Theodore Roosevelt created the Bureau of Corporations to investigate the practices of increasingly larger American businesses. -
Free Speech being attacked from all sides
The government had an obligation to stop someone from "falsely shouting fire in a theater". -
Federal Radio Commission
This was intended to bring order to the chaotic situation that developed a result of breaking down of earlier wireless acts. -
Federal Communications Commission
This has been charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, and satellite. -
Radio/TV Cross-Ownership
Prohibiting a broadcaster from owning a radio station and a tv station in the same market. -
FCC to Launch Comprehensive Review
The review will cover rules pertaining to traditional broadcasters as well as cable and satellite carriers. -
Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership
Bans ownership of both a newspaper and a television station in the same market. -
Reagan Administration
The number of television stations any single entity could own grew from seven in 1981 to 12 in 1985. -
FCC
FCC conducts a round table on media ownership policies. -
The New York Times
It reports that the FCC will conduct a review of media ownership rules.