[grc] Disclaimers, "Any views & opinions you hear are not necessarily . . ."

[John Grebe]

Dear radio colleagues,

What's your experience with radio/TV stations requiring news or public affairs programs to air a 
disclaimer like the following?

"Any views you may hear do not necessarily reflect those of this station, [its license holder], or [the 
license holder's board of directors or trustees]."

Must it be aired once per hour? Once per program? Once per day?

Did they require it for all "talk" or news & public affairs programs? Or just for some programs?

Was there any collaboration offered with the DJs or news team to develop acceptable text/language 
for the disclaimer?

Was it prohibited on-air to discuss anything about the disclaimer, its philosophy, the reasons for it?

Who required the disclaimer? The station's owners? Station management? License holder?

Was there a particular impetus for imposing the disclaimer? Complaint letters, legal action? Were 
complaints sent to station managers, to the owner(s), or the owner's board of directors?

Any good resources on disclaimers? Their history, legal cases? Variants on wording?

I'm asking about serious news & public affairs programs discussing some of the world's most serious 
deadly contentious intractable problems by including sources and points of view not often shared 
within major media in the United States. In perfectly polite discussion, typically, and obviously 
without indecency or obscenity. On programs with NO listener call-ins. There was no censorship or 
prohibition of any content or subject.

Feel free to respond to me directly off-list, to any part of this. I'm trying to guage how common my 
experience at my station was. Thanks!

Kind regards,
John