. . . . . . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . "Edwin Newman hosts this look at the history of television broadcasting policy in the United States. Beginning with the government's early decision to give away this valuable resource, progressing through the phases of regulation and deregulation, the question of public interest, and the fairness doctrine it comes to present questions of balancing the public control of a very powerful medium with the desire of corporations to maximize profits."@en . . . . "Nonfiction television programs"@en . "Television programs"@en . . . "Second in an occasional series, \"On television\". Host Edwin Newman explores television as a social institution focusing on the impact of broadcasting and the laws regulating the industry. One in a series of documentaries that examines the medium of television"@en . . . . . "Public trust or private property"@en . "Documentary television programs"@en .