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Chrom

(191 posts)
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 02:21 PM Nov 2013

Is Fox "News" on our public airwaves?

I was told in another thread that Fox is only on cable, however when I was growing up Fox certainly was on channel 2 right along side the other networks.

If Fox is using our public airwaves to air any of their lies, someone needs to sue them for NOT serving the public interest and we can collectively pursue getting their license revoked.

Of course Fox is just the beginning of our problems, the others pretend to be liberal but are anything but, as they led the effort along side bush to attack Iraq.

But, it we went after Fox, perhaps the other 'news' stations will get a clue and start real investigative journalism again, or at least stop lying.

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Is Fox "News" on our public airwaves? (Original Post) Chrom Nov 2013 OP
Fox is the tip of the iceberg. ZX86 Nov 2013 #1
There is a Fox tv network that's broadcast, but Fox "News" is a cable channel. arcane1 Nov 2013 #2
Save America - Cut your cable (R) Berlum Nov 2013 #3
+1 n/t TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #4
Some Radio stations have them for news at the top of the hour CatholicEdHead Nov 2013 #5

ZX86

(1,428 posts)
1. Fox is the tip of the iceberg.
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 02:28 PM
Nov 2013

The way to silence Fox and all other right wing mainstream media is to destroy their business model. Make public affairs news tax exempt like churches with the caveat that tax exempt news outlets devote 15% of content to peer review/rebuttal and they have no other business interests outside public affairs news.

Problem solved with no messy court battles.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
3. Save America - Cut your cable (R)
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 02:35 PM
Nov 2013

Cut your cable, Inc. (R)

Save Money
Starve the Beast (R)
Improve your intelligence.

CatholicEdHead

(9,740 posts)
5. Some Radio stations have them for news at the top of the hour
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 10:31 PM
Nov 2013

Those are public airwaves. The simulcast on Sirius-XM is not on public airways.

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