Which of the following is not true of public television in the United States?

a. The FCC began liberalizing rules for commercial announcements on public television in 1981.
b. A decline in donations by individuals to public television in the past 10 years has led to more need for corporate funding.
c. PBS, the Public Broadcasting System, was created to distribute programs when the Johnson administration and foundations added money to the budget of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
d. Federal government support for public broadcasting has increased significantly in recent years.


ANSWER: d

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