Wont letting public TV stations put ads on their ancillary or supplementary services affect Congresss willingness to provide funds for public broadcasting?
The FCCs rules do not require public TV stations to put ads on their ancillary or supplementary services or to engage in any other revenue-generating activity. Rather, the FCC gave public TV stations the flexibility to provide the mix of services they think most appropriate, using the limited spectrum left after theyve met their obligation to provide a primarily noncommercial, nonprofit, educational broadcast service. Congress, not the FCC, is responsible for deciding the appropriate level of federal funding for public broadcasting. The need to preserve Congressional support, as well as viewer support, is another constraint on public TV stations provision of revenue-generating services. Other constraints, aside from the FCCs rules, include limitations imposed by the nonprofit educational mission on which their tax exempt status is based, the requirement to pay taxes on income unrelated to their exempt purpose, and oversight by responsible bodies.
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