Now, please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the "Fairness Doctrine" ONLY apply to elections? That is, no one can FORCE you to air "both sides" of a public issue unless it is formally up for a referendum by the electorate, I don't think.
Either this guy, a college professor, is ignorant of this fact, or he is deliberately lying.
Either way, it's pretty scarey.
As you point out, there is an "equal time" requirement that only applies to certified political candidates.
So, yes, they're either liars or stupid. Or, possibly, both.