"m II" wrote in message
news:HKRsd.324434$9b.43756@edtnps84...
The radio landscape makes clear that concentration will hurt the

media. After the FCC and Congress relaxed radio ownership rules,

corporate giant Clear Channel Communications swept in and bought

hundreds of stations. Clear Channel has used its might to support

pro-war political rallies and conservative talk shows,

Wrong. Only one talk host, syndicated by a Clear Channel subsidiary, did any
rallies. None were supported by the corporation

keep anti-war

songs off its stations,

Incorrect. The issue here was the Dixie Chicks, and nearly every country
station in the US took them off after their comments on Bush. Clear was the
last big broadcaster to remove the songs, in a reaction to listener distaste
for the Chic´s' actions.

coerce musicians into playing free promotional

concerts,

Radio stations worldwide get free artist appearences as mutual promotion.
This is not exclusive to any company.

and bully them into performing at its music venues.

Wrong.

In many

towns that used to have a diverse array of radio options, Clear

Channel is now the only thing on the dial.

Wrong. The FCC will only allow one company to own a portion of a market's
stations.

http://www.lpbn.org/300.htm

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Where were Minot's DJs on January 18th, 2002? Where was the late night
station crew?

Like most stations, there is no overnight staff. The real issue here was why
were the Clear Channel stations unable to broadcast an alert about a
chemical spill at 2 AM.

First, EAS alerts are not initiated by the station. There is no procedure to
call a station studio... the local authorities use an automatic procedure to
activate warnings, and the local authorities did not know how to do this as
they were not proiperly trained by the state authorities. This has nothinbg
todo with the radio stations, which were ready and equipped to run the
message the idiots in local government never sent.

Second, an alert at 2 AM would be heard by about 11 People in Minot. Radio
NEVER reaches more tham 1 out of every 4 people (7 AM hour) and at 2 AM, it
is about one in every 2,500 persons.

As it turns out, six of the seven local radio stations had recently been
purchased by Clear Channel Communications, a radio giant with over 1,200
stations nationwide. Economies of scale dictated that most of the local
staff be cut: Minot stations ran more or less on auto pilot, the
programming largely dictated from further up the Clear Channel food chain.

No, it was automated, from local studios, a common practice after midnight
since the 60's.

No one answered the phone because hardly anyone worked at the stations any
more; the songs played in Minot were the same as those played on Clear
Channel stations across the Midwest.

Wrong. Each station makes local playlists. However, the big hits in Minot
are the same hits as in Mobile or Seattle or Boston.

http://www.quicktopic.com/21/H/Syu5aSps8V7dF

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Ahh. The vast liberal media conspiracy, eh?

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:24:34 GMT, Telamon
wrote:

In article ,
Jack Urbaniak wrote:

"Jack Painter" wrote in news:4O9sd.3807$Ro.2650
@lakeread02:


"David" wrote

In January. Anybody know the facility?

Probably a low power fm-station in the state correctional facility.



Why all the sarcasm about a liberal alternative to conservative
hate radio. It's like 1% of the right wing monopoly of AM talk, yet
they don't even want that to be heard. It's a very upsetting attitude,
like they want one-party politics as long as it's Republican, and no
balancing viewpoint ANYWHERE. This isn't a dictatorship.

You have a slight descriptive problem in your post. It's alternative
conservative talk radio and monopoly liberal hate radio when you
consider the entirety of the media.

You both have a major perception problems in your descriptions.

There are no national programs (that I know of anyway) that even try to
achieve a 100% rational + compassionate approach to the problems the US
and world face. Hate and irrationality and downright stupidity come
washing in tsunami waves from both sides. Anybody with an objective
bone in his thick skull can hear it, day in and day out, relentlessly
pouring out of "got mine, now get out" Limbaugh and those Marxist
ninnies on Air America. I have not yet heard Al Franken's show, and I
generally like his perspective (with some reservations), but the guys
on Fox and *some* of the Public Radio guys are just as warped.

Commercial radio is flaccid...no worthy perspective at all

There is no decent across-the-board reporting on national airwaves
these days. A person just has to listen to as much as he can stomach,
and try to sort it out himself. Hopefully, the people of the US and
world are still intelligent enough to achieve this...
Although I doubt that too.

Bruce Jensen

First you call the fine American patriots on Air America ''Marxist
ninnies'' then you admit you have never listened. I challenge you to
point out factual inaccuracies on their broadcasts in a manner similar
to the mediamatters.org web site and its debunking of the Limbaugh/Fox
News daily parade of lies.


On 10 Dec 2004 11:57:35 -0800, "bpnjensen"
wrote:

You both have a major perception problems in your descriptions.

There are no national programs (that I know of anyway) that even try to
achieve a 100% rational + compassionate approach to the problems the US
and world face. Hate and irrationality and downright stupidity come
washing in tsunami waves from both sides. Anybody with an objective
bone in his thick skull can hear it, day in and day out, relentlessly
pouring out of "got mine, now get out" Limbaugh and those Marxist
ninnies on Air America. I have not yet heard Al Franken's show, and I
generally like his perspective (with some reservations), but the guys
on Fox and *some* of the Public Radio guys are just as warped.

Commercial radio is flaccid...no worthy perspective at all

There is no decent across-the-board reporting on national airwaves
these days. A person just has to listen to as much as he can stomach,
and try to sort it out himself. Hopefully, the people of the US and
world are still intelligent enough to achieve this...
Although I doubt that too.

Bruce Jensen

I thought it was the old Air America airlines company.I want to fly Con
Air someday.(only joking)
cuhulin