Why Did European Governments in the Postwar Era Fund Both

Why did European governments in the postwar era fund both radio and television broadcasting with tax dollars?

A) To secure broadcasting space for government programming aimed at instilling democratic values and inuring the populace to Communist propaganda
B) To elevate the quality of programming and avoid what they perceived as the substandard fare offered by American commercial TV
C) As part of their attempt to stabilize the ever-weakening social order
D) As part of a broader effort to stay several steps ahead of the Soviet Union's eastern-bloc countries in providing a desirable quality of life for their citizenry