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1 year ago
in Unfairness Doctrine on Cord Blomquist
So to be a conservative one has to be against localism? These stations are licensed by the FCC to serve particular communities — which doesn’t happen when all they do is relay ideoprop via satellite. Outside the big cities a lot of AM talk stations are just computers in a closet relaying out-of-town programming.
If there had been local “advisory boards” I’ll bet there never would have been an indecency ruckus, as they would have kept stations closer to the people and prevented corporate radio types from pumping Howard Stern into the red states.
I wish I could tell you stories of all the local people who’ve been fired so that corporate radio can pump more money away to some faraway town. Including local CONSERVATIVE talk hosts. Don’t you realize that in this “Broadcaster Freedom Act” you’re just being played by the radio station owners who don’t want to operate with any responsibility to the communities they’re licensed to serve?
If there had been local “advisory boards” I’ll bet there never would have been an indecency ruckus, as they would have kept stations closer to the people and prevented corporate radio types from pumping Howard Stern into the red states.
I wish I could tell you stories of all the local people who’ve been fired so that corporate radio can pump more money away to some faraway town. Including local CONSERVATIVE talk hosts. Don’t you realize that in this “Broadcaster Freedom Act” you’re just being played by the radio station owners who don’t want to operate with any responsibility to the communities they’re licensed to serve?
1 year ago
in Fairness Doctrine Debate: Less and More than Meets the Eye on The Technology Liberation Front
So to be a conservative one has to be against localism? These stations are licensed by the FCC to serve particular communities — which doesn’t happen when all they do is relay agitprop via satellite. Outside the big cities a lot of AM talk stations are just computers in a closet relaying out-of-town programming. Local news is gone and so is a lot of local conservative talk radio, along with a chance to speak out when your local politicians do something you don't like -- which I'll bet a lot of conservatives in small college towns would take in preference to another Rusty Humphries rerun or some other fifth-tier syndicated show.
If there had been local “advisory boards” I’ll bet there never would have been an indecency ruckus, as they would have kept stations closer to the people and prevented corporate radio types from pumping Howard Stern into the red states.
I wish I could tell you stories of all the local people who’ve been fired so that corporate radio can pump more money away to some faraway town. Including local CONSERVATIVE talk hosts. Don’t you realize that in this “Broadcaster Freedom Act” you’re just being played by the radio station owners who don’t want to operate with any responsibility to the communities they’re licensed to serve? The National Association of Broadcasters has launched a huge campaign to avoid any local service responsibilities or staff their stations --and they funnel huge amounts of cash to congressmen of all stripes.
If there had been local “advisory boards” I’ll bet there never would have been an indecency ruckus, as they would have kept stations closer to the people and prevented corporate radio types from pumping Howard Stern into the red states.
I wish I could tell you stories of all the local people who’ve been fired so that corporate radio can pump more money away to some faraway town. Including local CONSERVATIVE talk hosts. Don’t you realize that in this “Broadcaster Freedom Act” you’re just being played by the radio station owners who don’t want to operate with any responsibility to the communities they’re licensed to serve? The National Association of Broadcasters has launched a huge campaign to avoid any local service responsibilities or staff their stations --and they funnel huge amounts of cash to congressmen of all stripes.
