"Leonard Martin" wrote in message
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Wow! Nice solid discussion, with postings by and large from people who
sound like they have some knowledge of the radio business. I believe
I'll have a better knowledge of the factors involved as I listen to some
of this new talk.

Of course, I'll have to do that on the web.

When you're not listening to shortwave radio, of course!


AM stations nown here in the
Benighted South broadcast "All Right Wing--All The Time". Does anyone
here want to take the time to tell me what happened to the old "fairness
doctrine", which used to keep this kind of junk silent?

A couple of things happend. First, the fairness doctrine was used as an
anti-free speech political club. Second, the expansion of broadcast media
nullified the arguement that scarcity made it necessary for the government
to regulate who gets access.

For a rundown of some of media censorship issues:

http://www.mttlr.org/volfour/Hazlett_art.html


Also, would someone run down the history of right wing talk radio for
me? Further, is this stuff so widespread in part because radio stations
are owned by businessmen and businessmen are predominantly conservative?

Leonard


Well, people listen, no matter who owns the stations. Maybe there's a
difference in the employment factor between people who listen to daytime
radio vs. people who watch daytime TV.

Frank Dresser