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Old October 2nd 07, 03:15 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default HOW MANY people listen to Distant (100 mile) AM at night?

On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:24:37 -0700, Roadie wrote:

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Operating in the public interest is fine, but targeting an audience
hundreds of miles away that an advertiser would have little hope of
selling his product to makes no business sense at all. And radio
stations are businesses that attempt to be profitable.


They are public trustees using a part of the commons and in return
must operate in the public interest. If they make money, fine, but
they have a higher obligation to serve the people who grant them a
license.