If a radio station aired a personal attack against you but refused to give you the opportunity to respond to that attack on its station,this station would be violating the
A) Telecommunications Act of 1996.
B) fairness doctrine.
C) equal time rule.
D) right of rebuttal.
E) Communications Decency Act.

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The right of rebuttal is a provision that allows individuals or groups who have been attacked on a broadcast station to respond to that attack. This provision applies to broadcast stations and not cable or print media. Therefore, if a radio station aired a personal attack against someone but refused to give them the opportunity to respond to that attack, it would be violating the right of rebuttal.

If a Radio Station Aired a Personal Attack Against You