Illinois

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2012, 12:44 PM Mar 2012

If you listen to WCPT please email them to stop playing those annoying ass commercials for

Adam Kinzinger. I know they don't have a lot of money but this shit about the "Obama and Pelosi way" is getting on my nerves.

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If you listen to WCPT please email them to stop playing those annoying ass commercials for (Original Post) Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 OP

If they're campaign commercials the station doesn't have a lot of leeway to say no. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #1

Yeah that's what they are. Why is that BTW? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #2

It's the "Reasonable Access" provision of the Communications Act. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #5

it's all over tomorrow anyway. mopinko Mar 2012 #3

I keep forgetting that. I didn't vote early so I have to make sure to get back from my day trip Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #4

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,835 posts)

1. If they're campaign commercials the station doesn't have a lot of leeway to say no.

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 12:50 PM

Mar 2012

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)

2. Yeah that's what they are. Why is that BTW? nt

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 12:54 PM

Mar 2012

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,835 posts)

5. It's the "Reasonable Access" provision of the Communications Act.

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:37 PM

Mar 2012

I'm real rusty on this stuff and probably oversimplifying but stations have to allow legitimate candidates (maybe just federal offices) to buy advertising time and they have to give them the rock bottom rate, too.

mopinko

(70,103 posts)

3. it's all over tomorrow anyway.

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:06 PM

Mar 2012

be glad cpt is getting the money. they need it.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)

4. I keep forgetting that. I didn't vote early so I have to make sure to get back from my day trip