<P> In the United States, in the 1950s and 1960s, cigarette brands were frequently sponsors of television programs . One of the most famous television jingles of the era came from an advertisement for Winston cigarettes . The slogan "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should!" proved to be catchy . Another popular slogan from the 1960s was "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!," which was used to advertise Tareyton cigarettes . America's first regular television news program, Camel News Caravan, was sponsored by Camel Cigarettes and featured an ashtray on the desk in front of the newscaster and the Camel logo behind him . The show ran from 1949 to 1956 . </P> <P> In June 1967, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that programs broadcast on a television station that discussed smoking and health were insufficient to offset the effects of paid advertisements that were broadcast for five to ten minutes each day . "We hold that the fairness doctrine is applicable to such advertisements," the Commission said . The FCC decision, upheld by the courts, essentially required television stations to air anti-smoking advertisements at no cost to the organizations providing such advertisements . </P> <P> In April 1970, President Nixon signed into law the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio starting on 2 January 1971 . The Virginia Slims brand was the last commercial shown, with "a 60 - second revue from flapper to Female Lib", shown at 11: 59 p.m. on 1 January during a break on The Tonight Show . Smokeless tobacco ads, on the other hand, remained on the air until a ban took effect on 28 August 1986 . Even further restrictions took effect under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act . Effective 22 June 2010, the new regulations prohibit tobacco companies from sponsoring sports, music, and other cultural events . Also, tobacco companies can no longer display their logos or advertise their products on T - shirts, hats, or other apparel . Eventually, the law is planned to require almost all tobacco advertisements to consist of black text on a white background, but the constitutionality of that requirement has come under scrutiny . </P> <P> After 1971, most tobacco advertising was done in magazines, newspapers, and on billboards . Since the introduction of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, all packaging and advertisements must display a health warning from the Surgeon General . In November 2003, tobacco companies and magazine publishers agreed to cease the placement of advertisements in school library editions of four magazines with a large group of young readers: Time, People, Sports Illustrated, and Newsweek . </P>

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