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Fri May 25, 2012, 03:38 PM May 2012

Free air time for Walker ,running up to election is illegal, and unfair to Barrett. [View all]

Media Action Center files complaint against Milwaukee Radio Stations
Submitted by Steve Hanson on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:39pm
The Media Action Center has filed a complaint against Milwaukee radio stations WTMJ and WISN for violating the Zapple doctrine. The gist of the charge is that the two conservative radio stations have provided much larger avenues for the Republican candidates in the state (notably Scott Walker) to promote their views than the opposing candidates. Although the Fairness doctrine has been removed from FCC rules as it was believed to be unenforceable, this remnant of the FCC rules on fairness remains.http://www.uppitywis.org/node

Since May 8 over 300,000 dollars worth of free air time to the Republicans...

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