In a message dated 12/18/2007 9:27:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The difference is regardless of how many a stations a group has they will
have to have to provide local programming as part of their license renewal.
Local programming as determined by whom? Independent voices or? Again
that's a distraction from what's going on this week:
For senior Republican senators -- Ted Stevens of Alaska, Trent Lott of
Mississippi, Olympia Snowe of Maine and Larry Craig of Idaho -- have
joined
21 Democrats is signing a letter to Martin urging a delay in the rule changes.
"When you proposed a new rule on the effects of communications towers on
migratory birds, you allowed for a 90 day comment period. How could you decide
to allow 90 days for a migratory bird rule and then shortchange the public on
the media ownership rule?" the senators ask Martin in the letter.
_A Political Fight Brews Over FCC Rule Changes_
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20071218/cm_thenation/1261097)
Yahoo! News - <NOBR>29 minu
The Bush-Cheney administration wants FCC chair Kevin Martin and the
Republican majority on the commission to approve a rewrite of media-ownership
rules
that ...
_FCC's Contested Cross-Ownership Plan Set for Vote_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/17/AR2007121701825.html)
<NOBR>Washington
_FCC seen easing media ownership rules Tuesday_
(http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1743918720071218) <NOBR>R
_FCC's Planned Vote to Ease Media Ownership Opposed by Senators_
(http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=af0gEWpcIijI&refer=us)
<NOBR>Blo
_Hollywood Reporter_
(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i396ec42a7743c50393bf9f3b52b8b259)
- _Reuters_
(http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSWAT00859020071218)
_<NOBR>all 271 news ar ยป_
(http://news.google.com/news?svnum=10&as_scoring=r&ned=tus&rec=0&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1124739142)
_Senators Threaten To Nullify FCC Ownership Vote_
(http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=140441&pt=todaysnews)
Streaming Magazine, FL - <NOBR>14 ho
... Trent Lott (R-MS), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), and Ted Stevens (R-AK) has
written to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to tell him that if the commission goes
ahead ...
_FCC's Martin Won't Delay Vote_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119758033273927517.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)
Wall Street Journal - <NOBR>Dec 1
Mr. Martin, a Republican, also faced criticism from senators from his own
party. Earlier in the hearing, Sens. Trent Lott (R., Miss.) and Ted Stevens
(R., ...
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