FCC media monopoly deregulation: good or bad?
 

As youse guys know the FCC ( under Michael Powell son of Colin Powell ) wanna deregulate restrictions on media monopolization. Meaning it allows companies to gobble up other people's shit.

Example is 'Clear Channel' the radio conglomerate that eats up all the local stations and floods us with the likes of Rush ( I've gotta mealoaf sandwich stuck in my throat ) Limbaugh, and Dr. ( ain't seen dick in years ) Laura.

To beat all that musicians are taking a friggin' beating. If they don't tow the line with Clear Channel they don't get played. Lotsa great alternative bands don't see the light of day and DJs are held back.

I was just reading an ARTICLE about this!

I think its a bad idea soon we will have a mandatory bar code permanently placed under our skin. It reminds me of an old Ice T song.

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Right on Katdaddy! Thanks for reminding me!

True deregulation would be good.

Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad BAD!

No surprise Mr. Murdoch is behind all of this. He is pushing it in the UK and here in Australia too.

ALL of his newspapers and TV stations where very pro-bush, pro-war during the war, more so than any other media group. I wonder if this had anything to do with the favorable ruling by Mr Powell Jr. (Head of the FCC). Hrm!

Kad, you hit the nail right on the head! To back it up check out this story about Clear Channel and Bush:

http://rense.com/general38/clkear.htm

The Times (of London) isn't so pro Bush.

Surprising, really.

And aren't they planning to broadcast Rush in the UK?

Wonder how that will go. :1orglaugh

Egad! I hope not! The UK has enough problems without having it's populace subjected to that windbag!

Widdall due repect, the UK journalists put out worse gossip crap than us Americans.

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I can't see Rush successfully working in the UK.

He would hate the National Health Service, but there's no way in hell it's going anywhere. I think if the UK Government ever tried to scrap it, there would be full blown riots.

Rush is an idiot that should not be aloud on the radio. I think the more talk shows on the radio the worst. Music is way better with a little talk in between songs.

Stop buying crap radios. Spend a little extra and get a dial so you can change the station.

This is an awful turn of events. The FCC has no clue what they are doing.

Amen to that KatDaddy...and LTNS man...

say "HEY" to your Pimp of a brother for me...haven't seen his ass in ages, did he retire or something?


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Sounds like most cities...

People in groups not spending $ = fear

IF you want to support free speech over the radio waves -- you should join your local HAM Radio club...

The Boneprone Family actually owns most of the FCC through the big players in Amateur Radio... Stop bitching -- you don't even have to know Morse Code anymore to get your license...

:D thats the first thing that came to mind when I read this article I was like damn everything thats happening has been said before!

Sup TheJimmy If your referring to my brother he is lurking around here and there big things coming and u will see more of him or atleast u will be like "hey I know that guy!" :D Ill tell em u said hi.....


TheFLY ???? HUH??? "what u talking bout Willis?" Arnold Different Strokes