What did the Fairness Doctrine require of TV stations?

a commitment to free speech on the part of talk show hosts

a separate news show devoted to each political party

a program that showed at least an hour of breaking news

presentation of more than one political point of view

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The Fairness Doctrine required the presentation of more than one political point of view. Essentially, it mandated that broadcasters provide airtime for opposing views on controversial issues to ensure a balanced perspective.