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(Free flow of infp group)
A group calling itself the "Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Coalit n for the
Free Flow of Information" held a news conference this morning an in general
protested the operations of many of the area's rad&o and televi- on stations.
A spokesman for the group, The Rev. George Brewer said the group
represents an effort on the part of a number of civic 'nd social groups
in the area. He said they are trying to accomplish several things, including
Positive changes in the programming and personnel policies of the area
stations. said their efforts are based on the fact that the citizens
own the airwaves and grant license for the use of those airwaves on a
provisional basis to those who '- can show they will be faithfull to the
public trust :,hic is placed in their hats Brewer said they are striving
for improvements in communications to and from the minority and poverty
communities.
They said they will contacastations and make appointments with
management in attempts to bring about the changes they seek. They also
held out the possibility of filing formal complaints with the Federal
Communications commission in an attempt to block the license renewal of
stations who do not show concern with their aims.
The group had no specific charges to make, nor -did they have any
specific requests they would outline at this morning's news conference.4-21 wbh 1110
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Free Flow], script, April 21, 1971, 12:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1422196/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.