"m II" wrote in message
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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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