Accessible Airwaves

Once again, the United Church of Christ's inclusion-themed, 30-second TV commercial has been rejected by the broadcast networks and now cable network, Viacom.

The United Church of Christ's all-inclusive message has been deemed "too controversial."

It’s time for equal access.

1. Let Your Voice Be Heard - Send a Message to Viacom Viacom accepts ads laced with sexual innuendo, greed, violence, and the politics of personal destruction, while our message of openness and welcome is not allowed. Tell Viacom to make the airwaves accessible. 2. Tell Your Friends Broadcasters who use the public airwaves have a responsibility to operate in the public interest. Spread the word about our campaign!

Olympics Investigated While Inclusive Campaign Blocked from TV

In case you were wondering it the FCC reads complaints that they get -

"The Federal Communications Commission has asked for a tape of NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics after it received at least one indecency complaint."
- Reuters - 12/13/04

While visitors to this site have generated 3,616 letters to the FCC in the last few days, please add your voice and write your own letter and let others know about this campaign - one letter can make a difference - so write your letter and take the time to edit it with your thoughts on this issue.

The campaign has been getting some good play - here are some recent clips:

• Stillspeaking's national coordinator speaks out in Maine
• It's not the ad that's objectionable
• UCC told its ads can't air on TV

Posted by Ken
12/13/2004 05:20:40 PM
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The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc. is the media advocacy arm of the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination of over 1.3 million members. The United Church of Christ was the first voice to demand that broadcasters who use the public airwaves have a responsibility to operate in the public interest. In the 1960s, the United Church of Christ earned its place in U.S. broadcasting history by successfully challenging the license of WLBT-TV in Jackson, Miss, for refusing to broadcast news and information about African Americans.