D Peter Maus wrote:

While I don't believe, as many do, that FCC has been bought and paid
for, these stories suggest that there is a smell test long overdue on
12th Street SW.

Not saying I believe they were bought and paid for either, but back in
the 50s, an FCC Commissioner was noted for his comment that those were
"the whorehouse years", referring to all the behind the scenes payola
related to the color system wars and the VHF/UHF debates.

If this was his comment back in the Ozzie and Harriet era, between
today's ownership issues and BPL, ya gotta wonder if the fix is in ...