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The Abolishment of the Non-Entertaining Programming Requirement and the State of Radio News: Effects on Tennessee's Major Markets Since 1985

Brandon Long

Abstract: Since federal deregulation of the broadcast industry in the early 1980s by the Federal Communications Commission and the United States Congress, the radio industry is perceived to have less non-entertainment programming as compared to 1985. Looking at Tennessee's major markets, Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, as examples, research evaluated how much nonentertainment
programming radio stations produce, what radio decisionmakers
classified as news programming, and how many resources are devoted to news and public affairs programming. The research includes data from surveys and incorporates a mixed qualitative-quantitative survey design.

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Recommended Citation
Long, Brandon Lynn, "The Abolishment of the Non-Entertaining Programming Requirement and the State of Radio News: Effects on Tennessee's Major Markets Since 1985" (2004). University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chanhonoproj/761