Talk:WRAL-TV

message: I'm confused--why would WRAL take on ABC full-time when there was only one other station in town at the time (WTVD)?  I'm wondering if it had something to do with the Civil Rights Movement--WBRC-TV in Birmingham went full ABC about the same time as WRAL because CBS strongly supported the Civil Rights Movement.  Considering that gasbag Jesse Helms was a commentator on WRAL at the time, you could make a pretty good argument that the Fletchers were just as upset.  Blueboy96 16:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
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message: Any objections if I move the paragraph on the "TV Mast" to the end of this article, just above the external links, with a heading such as "Technical information"?  This detailed information, of little use to a general audience, doesn't seem to belong in the introduction.   Jpp42 11:58, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: TV Mast section

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:WRAL Logo.jpg

message: The article states "Capitol Broadcasting and Helms engaged in de facto censorship."  Is this actually correct?  It implies that a broadcaster is required to broadcast all of the programming of the network it is affiliated with.  It seems to me that Capitol Broadcasting was it's own first amendment rights, or maybe Helm's, instead of ABC's.  That could explain why the network did not attempt any action against the station.
It would be helpful to have someone familiar with these issues to work on the paragraph in question. 
Jdearden (talk) 02:28, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: First Amendment rights have nothing to do with it. It has to do with whether WRAL violated its contract with ABC and/or federal communication laws. That's what would need to be determined. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 04:14, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

text: Censorship is not just first amendment, it's also hiding something you don't want someone else to see. For example, in the apartheid days of the south, any physical contact between black and white was typically censored in films. In the case of WRAL, they didn't want their audience to hear the "liberal" views of the network newscast, presumably for fear the people might agree with them. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 04:31, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  de facto censorship? 

message: I have appended the words "television marketing area" to the term "Triangle" to clarify that the reference is to the TV marketing area, as is supported by the link.  Fayetteville is definitely not part of "the Triangle" historically or as that term is understood by area residents.  Although television is the context here, I think it is important to avoid fuzzing up the meaning of the geographical and historical name by making clear that the reference is only to a marketing area in the television world.Ed-Claude (talk) 12:41, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarification of "Triangle"

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message: Does anybody want to the put down on here the fact that WRAL censored parts of the November 12, 2016 airing of SNL when Dave Chappelle was hosting?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CD3D:DB50:F502:60DE:C0E9:B0BC (talk) 02:13, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
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message: Anchors: What about Denece Boyer in notable staff? 137.118.161.59 (talk) 01:31, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Is Denece Boyer notable? She doesn't appear to be—at least, she doesn't have an article written about her. —C.Fred (talk) 02:00, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anchors: What about Denece Boyer?