Public affairs (broadcasting): Difference between revisions

'''Public affairs''', a [[broadcasting| broadcasting industry]] term, refers to [[Radio broadcasting|radio]] or [[television program]]s which focuses on matters of [[politics]] and [[public policy]]. Among [[commercial broadcaster]]s, such programs are often only to satisfy [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) regulatory expectations and are not [[Broadcast programming|scheduled]] in [[prime time]]. Public affairs television programs are usually broadcast at times when few listeners or viewers are tuned in (or even awake) in the [[United States|U.S.]], in time slots known as [[graveyard slot]]s; such programs can be frequently encountered at times such as 5-6 a.m. on a Sunday morning.