Blue Quote by Adrian Cronauer

The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding that they would serve the public interest while trying…

— Reed Hundt

The Congress as I see, does not belong to me or to you, but it belongs to the whole country.

— Rahul Gandhi

The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.

— Charles W. Pickering

The right wing has monopolized the AM radio airwaves.

— Bernie Sanders

[The media] are using a national treasure - that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full…

— Amy Goodman

Congress has repeatedly passed laws and otherwise raised a ruckus about indecent language on the broadcast airwaves used for radio and television.

— Reed Hundt

The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.

— Barry Diller

The FCC, under my leadership, will stand for the First Amendment.

— Ajit Pai

The universe is holding congress with itself.

— Frederick Lenz

Members of Congress are people too.

— Dana Bash

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

— Anonymous

Congress is not an ATM.

— Robert Byrd