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Public affairs (broadcasting)
In
broadcasting
,
public affairs
radio
or
television programs
focus on matters of
politics
and
public policy
. Among
commercial broadcasters
, such programs are often only to satisfy
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulatory expectations and are not
scheduled
in
prime time
. Public affairs television programs are usually broadcast at times when few listeners or viewers are tuned in (or even awake) in the
U.S.
, in time slots known as
graveyard slots
; such programs can be frequently encountered at times such as 5-6 a.m. on a Sunday.
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