REVOKE LICENSES? Radicals Seek To Wipe Out SF Stations, Texas Fizzy, More

The Radio Equalizer- Brian Maloney ^ | October 29th, 2005 | Brian Maloney

[chuckpez]

Need more proof appeasement doesn't work?

As Clear Channel's learning the hard way, placing low-rated Air America programming on several dozen AM stations nationwide, has failed to placate left-wing activists.

They've long accused the company of being the "Wal-Mart" of radio, with a right-wing programming bent, to boot.

Until the company removes conservative programming from KNEW-AM, the Bay Area's Youth Media Council says it won't ease up. According to indybay.org, FCC broadcast license challenges are being filed against all of their area stations, except KQKE-AM, the Air America outlet.

That includes several FM stations playing only music.

[chuckpez]

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[Doctor Raoul]

Fascism only tolerates one view and ruthlessly silences any other. Therefore, applying the facts here to that definition, liberals ARE fascists.

Q.E.D.

[willyd]

Why do you think they only talk politics amongst themselves? outside opinions and open debate are not welcome...just look at the rules on the DU...they state that in order to join, you must be a lefty and generally support democratic ideals and political candidates. I don't think it is a requirement to be a conservative here is it?

[Keith in Iowa]

Clear Channel is more like the McDonalds of radio...

That aside - the leftist wankers will lose their petitions to the FCC, but CC is still going to be out the $$ to defend themselves. They should sue to recoup their legal costs.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

When conservatives make comments with which they disagree, however, it's time to pull the station's plug.

"And that's the way is was" during the dark days of the "Fairness Doctrine;" when North Vietnamese Communists' Most Trusted Man in America (Walter Cronkite) was at CBS and NV General Giap's Most Valuable Guerrillas (the American press) were the information gatekeepers.

It was the days when leftist activists were described by the MSM as the brightest generation ever produced by America.

We're getting a free press back and that's worth defending with blood; their blood, our free press.

[lawnguy]

"And that's the way is was" during the dark days of the "Fairness Doctrine;"

Years ago, Larry King had Roger Ailes on his radio show. They got into the Fairness Doctrine, because at that time, Fox News was just making it's move and was having trouble getting on cable systems.

Larry of course, was all for the fairness doctrine when it silenced voices on the right. His brilliant argument was: "I believe in fairness"

Ailes asked him who decided what's fair, and Larry said 'I know fairness when I hear it".

That's the kind of crap the fairness doctrine gets you.