Posted on 02/13/2009 2:18:15 AM PST by Cindy
(CNSNews.com) – Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps says he doesn’t support bringing back the controversial Fairness Doctrine, but he does think government has a role in enforcing media “diversity.”
That role includes re-examining licensing and other regulations for radio stations -- including AM stations dominated by talk radio -- to make them “more reflective” of public interests.
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And in the process, less profitable. This will put radio stations out of business. They'll lose revenue and go under.
"interests = "localism" = fairness doctrine repackaged.
But nobody will listen to them and they will need to become funded by the taxpayers. (Like NPR) Provided they meet the Government's program criteria. (Like NPR)
Next, they will target privately purchased satellite radio. After that, the Internet.
“to make them “more reflective” of public interests”
No... To make them more reflective of LIBERAL interests.
The left will find a way to “hush Rush”, and PBS, ABC, CBS,
and NBC will carry on with their duty to glorify the great Socialist agenda, with Hussein as their devine leader... I vomit now.
And who made this guy the arbiter of public interest?
Wouldn't "public interests" be reflected in stations' ratings?
I guess not.
This might not be all bad, though. After "diversity" strikes, we should be able to force rap stations to play 15 minutes of classical music every hour.
diversity? so they are finally going to put a conservative on NPR?
Yep, this is where we all drop our cable and satellite T.V. service in protest
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That role includes re-examining licensing and other regulations for radio stations -- including AM stations dominated by talk radio -- to make them “more reflective” of public interests.
This is nothing more than raw Neo Marxism! I, and anybody else who owns a radio, have the ability to turn the radio on and off, and tune to the station of my choosing, whether it be NPR, classical music, or talk radio. There are many choices. This kind of action is Nazi like at best, and clearly shows the warped and twisted thinking of the evil Neo Marxist Democrats. It is chilling.
Does this ‘diversity’ include equal time on MSNBC?
I bet not.
Cass Sunstein’s new book is *Nudge*. The buzz word is libertarian paternalism. We get * safe choices* structured by the authorities, We get *nudged* to make the PC choice.
(H/T to WilliamofCarmichael)
Radio Free America looms in our future.
They had their chance with Air America. A miserable failure. The people do not want what they’re offering.
Aren’t public interests defined as what the public is interested in.
And doesn’t that become reflected by ratings which then determine which programs survive via sales of advertising?
Or does the public interest become what some liberal bureaucrat THINKS you ought to listen to.?
My God, we’ll have classical music 24/7.
Not just NPR. There are thousands of local ethnic radio stations in the US. Every large and small city with an adequate listener base has them. They make money but never get into the top of the pack because they only appeal to a small group. Some of them are very good, others are so bad that one wonders how they stay in business (I can name station letters on this last point, some are simply God-awful).
Quite frankly they are often treated like community magazines in that advertisers buy time with little thought to payback, but simply to support a radio station that they feel contributes to the community.
If I were the head of the FCC, I would leave this one alone.
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