http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/105423/nab-to-fcc-eliminate-the-main-studio-rule
Hubbing is the talking point here.
In response to the FCC’s proposal to eliminate its main studio rule, including the related staffing and equipment requirements, the NAB offered enthusiastic support in comments.
NAB wrote: “The rule was designed to facilitate input from the community and station participation in community activities through physical access to the local studio, and was conceived nearly eighty years ago.
Today, however, widespread use of electronic communications enables efficient interaction between stations and their communities of license without the need for the physical presence of a studio.”
In addition, the association said: “The elimination of the main studio rule and related staffing and equipment requirements will reduce regulatory burdens on broadcasters, resulting in cost savings and other efficiencies that will allow stations to better serve their audiences.”
The main studio rule was conceived at a time when physical access to a studio was likely the principal means for viewers and listeners to interact with station personnel.
“Audiences certainly had the ability to mail letters to stations,” NAB noted, “but in 1940, only 39% of U.S. households had telephones. Even when the main studio rule was most recently revised in 1998, many of the revolutionary ways in which stations and their audiences interact today had yet to be developed.
Hubbing is the talking point here.