What about unintended consequences? The bain of Liberals and “Progressives” everywhere.
If conservatives successfully challenge for equal time on PBS, NPR (government funded, btw), the alphabets, etc., they’d have to devote half their programming to conservative viewpoints.
Sorry, the fairness doctrine will only be applicable to radio. Newspapers and television are inherently FAIR.
The courts won't enforce the "fairness doctrine" except as a one way ratchet to the left.
Where are you going to find anyone in the media or politics that will admit NPR or PBS are liberal? The same people would tell you Boortz is conservative and I am guessing to most on FR, he would not be viewed as conservative. The "Fairness Doctrine" would be more aptly called the "Dissenters Doctrine."