The Agreement
Submitted by bigboy on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 2:18pm.

That's just factually incorrect. The agreement between the public and the stations is not "watch if you like the show, if you don't, don't watch it." In order for stations to receive and hold licenses, they must agree to provide programming that meets "public interest, convenience, or necessity."

If that were not true, we would not have seen a huge fine levied for the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Superbowl boob-gate, or the recent calls for local TV stations to have their licenses revoked.

Does that mean they need to provide tours? No.

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