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338:, was created to enforce restrictions on radio and television broadcasting until 1987. It was instituted to provide a platform for equal coverage of public issues. During the past 90 years, radio regulation has varied tremendously. In the beginning, the Department of Commerce providing minute oversight and eventually the FCC enforced harsher restrictions. It wasn't until the beginning of the 1980s that the FCC began to adopt less callous regulatory policies on broadcasters, replacing explicit requirements with market based competition.
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