Spectrum scarcity
Subject in Government
Spectrum scarcity has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark argues that the end of spectrum scarcity and the unregulated status of print media removed the doctrine's remaining justification.
“spectrum scarcity going away and the fact that the newspaper industry, the print media was not regulated anywhere near the same way, really kind of removed any remaining foundation”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine Worked (Jun 13, 2026) · Listen from 49:45
Clark describes government regulation of naturally occurring airwaves as an artificial construct.
“It's an artificial idea that the government can say, we regulate these airwaves”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine Worked (Jun 13, 2026) · Listen from 22:59
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: How the Fairness Doctrine WorkedStuff You Should Know · Jun 13, 2026 · 53 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant trace the history of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine, from early radio regulation to its 1987 abandonment and debated legacy.