Speaking unofficially, one FCC official complained: "It's got so you can't turn on the radio without hearing a giveaway scheme. It's really quite a nerve-racking business . . ." The major networks were cluttered with 40 giveaway programs, flinging away $150,000 worth of prizes every month. Last week, acting officially, the FCC cracked down with a new set of rules, which reinterpret a 1934 anti-lottery statute.
There will be a month's grace period for complaints; on Sept. 10, FCC will either conduct hearings (if the squawks are loud enough) or else just put the...
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