Just a passing thought about the major TV Networks, advertising and the Conventions

[1-Old-Man]

The same major Networks are more than happy to take in the hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars that will be spent on 30-second ads that air day and night aren't willing to give the Conventions more than just a couple of hours of free air time.

It sort of begs the question, who's in charge here? Aren't the licenses that allow the broadcasters to use the public air-ways dependent on them providing even a bare modicum of public service? Even C-span, a creation of the relatively-unregulated cable industry gives both Conventions full coverage, gavel to gavel, and then as many of the ancillary events as they can get cameras into.