On 7 Jul 2003 14:57:48 GMT, Tom Desmond wrote:

It would be interesting to see what sort of case could be made before
the Supreme Court that the current licensing system unfairly limits
freedom of speech by concentrating broadcast station licenses in the
hands of an increasingly small group of companies.

I believe the court has ruled on that issue. Someone with legal
research tools could easily find it. The bottom line is is they say
you have to have a license. I think the Dunifer case made a similar
argument without including the consolidation issue.

The original court refused to shut him down. You know how them
lib'ruls in Berkeley can be.

Rich