Brinkley Act
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title:
Brinkley Act
text:
The Brinkley Act is the popular name given to 47 U.S.C. § 325(c). This provision was enacted by the United States Congress to prohibit broadcasting studios in the U.S. from being connected by live telephone line or other means to a transmitter located in Mexico. Prior to World War II, Dr. John R. Brinkley controlled a high-power radio station, XERA, located in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, on the U.S.-Mexican border, across the Rio Grande from Del Rio, Texas. The programs on Brinkley's stations origin
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Clause of the Communications Act of 1934
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinkley_Act
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2022-05-16T01:30:38Z
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