Political broadcasting : hearings before the Communications Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, first session, on S. 1585, a bill to amend the Communications act of 1934 in order to provide that the equal-time provisions with respect to candidates for public office shall not apply to news and other similar programs; S. 1604, a bill to amend the Communications act of 1934 to provide that "equal time" provisions shall not apply to news programs; S. 1858, a bill to revise, extend, and otherwise improve the Communications act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) to bring into focus and more proper perspective that section of the law governing political broadcasts; S. 1929, a bill to amend the Communications act of 1934 to provide that "equal time" provisions shall not apply to news programs, June 18, 19, 23, 24, and 25, 1959.

Considers S. 1585 and related S. 1604, S. 1858, and S. 1929, to amend Communications Act to exempt newscasts and general discussion programs from provision requiring "equal time" for broadcasts by all other qualified political candidates for same office if one of them appears. Also S. 1858...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications (Author), United States. Congress Senate
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1959.
Subjects:	Equal time rule (Broadcasting) > United States. Radio in politics > United States. Radio broadcasting > United States. Equal time rule (Broadcasting) Radio broadcasting. Radio in politics. United States. Legislative hearings.