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Gregg Skall Discusses Lowest Unit Charge in Radio Business Report
January 24, 2005
The Representative Kit Bond controversy is alive and well in Washington. At issue is whether or not broadcast stations should have charged him lowest unit charge (LUC) in his contest with Democratic challenger Nancy Farmer after he broadcast an ad without the necessary disclaimer. The Farmer campaign contends that made him ineligible for LUC, and any such price offerings from broadcasters should have been declared an illegal campaign contribution, with broadcasters vulnerable to liability.
Womble Carlyle member Gregg Skall, who is representing the Missouri Broadcasters Association, comments on the issues surrounding LUCs in an article in the Radio Business Report, a leading telecommunications publication. Click here to read the article from the Radio Business Report on the controversy.
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