Religious radio stations are condemning new government restrictions on broadcasting as unwise, unfair, and quite possibly unconstitutional.
The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that such radio stations might have to nix shows devoted to religious "proselytizing."
The agency's little-noticed decision published on 30 December said some types of religious stations will have to spend at least half their broadcast time on "general educational" programming, and talking about personal religious views and beliefs doesn't count. Church services? Not a chance. Translation: Effective immediately, radio stations that don't meet the new FCC standards could have their licenses yanked.