Role of mass communication in society. Different possibilities for censorship. Not everyone is eligible to use a channel. Radio service must be equitably distributed. Broadcasting is protected by the First Amendment.
Broadcasting is a unique service.
The government has discretionary powers. Government power is not absolute. The Act also created a temporary regulatory commission called the Federal Radio Commission to straighten out the spectrum chaos. It had five members appointed by the President and it was made a permanent body in 1929. Broadcasting may be protected by the First Amendment but that only protects the broadcasters not the other people who may want to use the airwaves to voice their opinions or air their entertainment material.