Few see it that way, but you’re right - the FD sword cuts both ways, although the libs are too dumb to realize it. If they ever do succeed in getting it re-enacted it will not change anything, but will stimulate more ways of getting the conservative message out, including over what are now considered to be “liberal airwaves”.
And believe it or not I could have a good case for “forcing conservative opinion on public radio”. Because it’s TAXPAYER FUNDED! (And yes, NPR did not get de-funded.)
In Boston (believe it or not) most of the talk stations skew conservative: WRKO (Entercom), WTKK (Greater Media), WBZ (CBS), WXKS (Clear Channel). On the left side of the dial is one guy, Jeff Santos, who buys time on an AM station to run progressive talk. Swell.
Oh...and there are two powerhouse NPR stations, WBUR and
WGBH. We can’t forget them. Liberal to the max.
Can the FCC tell WRKO that it has to run liberals as well as conservatives? And can the FCC tell WGBH or WBUR that they have to run conservatives as well as liberals?
“Fresh Air With Terri Gross—And Michael Savage”
“Ed Schultz—And Rush Limbaugh”
Actually in the latter case, Ed’s ratings would go way up :)
Conservative talk works. Liberal talk can work—with taxpayer funding on NPR... But otherwise... We’re talking Air America tanking in liberal BOSTON. Why should the government force, say, WRKO to pick up Stephanie Miller,
or WTKK to run Ed Schulz? For “equal time”...?