>> How are we going to win a debate against this so called concern for diversity and local civic responsibility? How WONT that sell to the middle and left of the spectrum?
Economics, that’s how.
Sure, this will *appeal* to the middle and left. But they won’t listen! No listeners, no advertising.
Who will pay the station’s bills? NPR?
Tick AM was all but on its way out because the government didn’t care about its economic viability prior to the removal of the fairness doctrine. It was almost all local. Local sports, news and gardening shows but no powerhouse revenue generators like political talk radio. If Obama wants to shut political talkradio up, he wont be concerned about who loses money at all. AM will become a fraction of what it is now in terms of revenue and Obama will be fine with that.