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CorpWatch.org - Issues - Utility Deregulation - Articles - Clear Channel Rewrites Rules of Radio Broadcasting
by k at 1:03 pm EDT, Oct 15, 2003

] Clear Channel is a product of the deregulation of radio
] in the United States through the Telecommunication Act of
] 1996, which overturned the rule limiting to forty the
] number of radio stations around the country that a single
] company could own.
]
] Today Clear Channel owns over 1,200 stations, or roughly
] one in every ten in the country, over 776,000 outdoor
] advertising displays, such as billboards and street
] benches, as well as 200 major concert halls across the
] nation. The company represents the biggest and most
] profitable bands and stars in the business, ranging from
] N'Sync, Tina Turner and Pearl Jam to sports legends like
] Michael Jordan and Andre Agassi.

If you aren't very familiar with the corporate machine that Clear Channel Communications is, please read. Many of our local stations in this area have banded together to keep Clear Channel's presence in this market to a minimum. Clear Channel needs to have their level of power cut back severely.

RE: CorpWatch.org - Issues - Utility Deregulation - Articles - Clear Channel Rewrites Rules of Radio Broadcasting
by Decius at 9:08 pm EDT, Oct 15, 2003

inignoct wrote:
] If you aren't very familiar with the corporate machine that
] Clear Channel Communications is, please read. Many of our
] local stations in this area have banded together to keep Clear
] Channel's presence in this market to a minimum. Clear Channel
] needs to have their level of power cut back severely.

My thoughts on this:

A. I support micro-power broadcasting. There is no good reason that it ought to be illegal.

B. I hate the crap on the radio these days, but I don't listen to it. The stereo in my car is busted. When I want to listen to new music I pull up internet radio stations. I get my own style the way I want it. No bullshit. If you don't like clear channel, the best way to hurt them is to NOT listen to the radio. Turn it OFF!

C. I agree with Powell that the internet is opening up alternative means of access for publishers, and this reduces the need for media ownership restrictions. I think its very hard to honestly compare the media situation today with that of 30 years ago. All of these people that are complaining about corporate control of the airwaves ought to be taking advantage of the internet instead. Its no longer reasonable to claim its inaccessible. (I think there is a lot of activist steam in here that is more interested in being angry then taking the opportunity once the barrier has been removed. People who want to build communications systems in the public interest have never had a greater opportunity, and I am constantly disappointed by how little community organizing really goes on through the net.)

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