Coalition for Better Television
The Coalition for Better Television (CBT) is an organization founded in Tupelo, Mississippi, by Reverend Donald Wildmon. It claims to represent over five million families and focuses on promoting standards for content on commercial television. The CBT aims to address concerns regarding violence, profanity, sexual content, and obscenity in televised programming. Originally established as a branch of the National Federation for Decency, the coalition has since been integrated into this broader organization, which shares similar aims regarding media content. The CBT reflects a perspective that advocates for more family-friendly television, appealing to those who seek to reduce what they perceive as negative influences in media. Notable figures associated with the CBT include televangelist Dr. Jerry Falwell, who co-founded the organization. Overall, the CBT serves as a voice advocating for content moderation and a more responsible approach to television programming.
Coalition for Better Television
Founded: 1981
Type of organization: Mississippi-based body dedicated to combatting negative images on television
Significance: An organization formed to voice its objection to vulgarity and violence on television
The CBT was formed in Tupelo, Mississippi, by the Reverend Donald Wildmon. Claiming to represent more than five million families, the organization has vowed to battle the violence, profanity, sex, and obscenity that is available to everyone through commercial television. It began as a branch of the National Federation for Decency, also based in Tupelo, and has since been absorbed into that body.
