In the public interest? The state of local television programming fifteen years after deregulation

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-276

  Bishop, Ronald ^a   Hakanen, Ernest A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750858948     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859902026003002     Document Type: Article

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