The FCC

a. is the Federal Communications Commission created by Congress in 1939 to regulate the airwaves.
b. was disbanded in 1987 and no longer regulates the airwaves.
c. ensures that some stations operate while others are censored.
d. reinstated the Fairness Doctrine in 1997 .
e. is the Federal Classification Committee and regulates classification of different types of radio programming.


a

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Answer:

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