Some astonishing bollocks here.
The fairness doctrine was abolished in 1987, and by the end of the decade Rush Limbaugh was already the biggest name in American news media.
Roger Ailes who set up Fox (and worked for Reagan and Bush) was made President of CNBC in 1993.
Stop the clocks! The Daily Mail has found a rich bigot it considers *too* right-wing. They must be really worried about Rupert Lowe biting big chunks out of Farage's base.