One of the first major policy initiatives launched in the 1940s by the newly formed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was the chain-broadcasting ruling. This policy was important
because it
a)
prohibited large networks from pressuring local affiliates to air radio programs produced by the
network for nationwide syndication
b)
prohibited large networks from using their owned and operated stations to show local content
introduced regulations on obscenity and profanity that would set the stage for later battles
between networks and the FCC
d) ended the US government's subsidization
the large radio networks