Waaaaiiiiiiiiiittttt for it......TO SILENCE TALK RADIO...PRIMARILY TO SILENCE RUSH LIMBAUGH AND PEOPLE LIKE HIM.
(Rudolf Formis: a tale of murder, intrigue and radio in pre-war Prague)....it can happen here...it has started.
FCC Looking to Insert Government Officers to Monitor Newsrooms
The FCC claims that the study is voluntary, but the commission licenses the broadcasters that it seeks to monitor. The threat of penalties and even license revocation is real.
The United States under President Barack Obama has fallen to 46th place in the world in press freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders.
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/02/20/fcc-looking-to-insert-government-officers-to-monitor-newsrooms/