Re: [AsburyPark] Re: So with all due respect, what part of that didn't you under...
That is part of what they are doing. Deregulation today means you broadcast what you want, when you want. 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. Single radio or TV stations against groups cannot make it financially because if you are advertising you want a share of the market not just a one demographic. NJ radio is all about group ownership. That will bring back the good old days when you would simply petition the FCC to reject renewal. In some cases you get the station. In Boston this happened with Channel 5 and Channel 7. One was owned by a newspaper and the other was owned by General Tire and paid off people in some latin american country for rubber contracts. Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/17/2007 8:22:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By reregulate radio I meant that they would be requiring more local content as a part of license renewal. == That's not the issue in contention in tomorrow's vote. The issue is expansion of big media over the objections of independent media and the public. The Senate is threatening to override the vote taken tomorrow. Statement on the FCC web site by dissenting Commissioners Copps and Adelstein http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278142A1.pdf === NEWS Federal Communications Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS, November 13, 2007 The proposal could repeal the ban in every market in America, not just the top twenty. Any city, no matter how small, could be subjected to newspaper broadcast ownership combinations under a very loose standard. Under Chairman Martin's plan, all markets will be open to one company combining broadcast properties with cable, the newspaper (already a monopoly in most places), even the Internet Service Provider. His proposal could propel a frenzy of competition-stifling mergers across the land. Consider: -The top 20 markets account for over 43% of U.S. households. Even on its face, this proposal directly affects over 120 million Americans. - The Chairman then creates a loophole that Big Media will drive a truck through, permitting a newspaper-broadcast combination in any market in the country. We have seen how loosely the Commission has granted waivers in the past. If this proposal goes through, the FCC could grant cross-ownership applications in such small towns as Meridian, Mississippi and Bend, Oregon. When big conglomerates can't get their way in a general rule, they press for loopholes that swallow the rule, and they would succeed with this approach. - The non-top four stations that major newspapers will now be competing for are precisely the stations more likely to be owned by small, independent broadcasters. All designed to make sure that the Chairman can deliver a generous gift to Big Media before the holidays. For the rest of us: a lump of coal. == Chairman Martie, You're doing a heck of a job. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
[AsburyPark] Re: So with all due respect, what part of that didn't you under...
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not the issue in contention in tomorrow's vote. The issue is expansion of big media over the objections of independent media and the public. The Senate is threatening to override the vote taken tomorrow.Statement on the FCC web site by dissenting Commissioners Copps and Adelstein http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278142A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278142A1.pdf That Bill Moyer's Journal on this issue on Sunday was eye opening. The FCC Chairman made up his mind before there was any public comment and despite resistance from both the public and Congress (both parties), intends to go ahead and do it anyway. Symptomatic of the ways things have been handled by the Bush White House. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[AsburyPark] Re: So with all due respect, what part of that didn't you under...
Mario, I actually DID see the replay of this and Kevin Martin, looks, as if he has a yeah, I hear you, but I don't care, attitude! If I thought Michael Powell, was bad, this guy takes the cake! Where does Bush find, these people? Saw the guy who was Jesse Jackson's campaign manager?, who laid out what's really happening in the media! I also found Barack Obama'a response to Hillary, during the debate, the best cool under fire comment, ever! He's winning me over, although, I'm not quite there yet! Looks like Huckabee, is the Republicans Man of the hour. No one is questioning HIS experience, like Hillary keeps questioning Obama's. Makes her look bad, considering, SHE had to keep Bill in line, during all of his alleged scandals. Looking at the last 6 years of Bush Co., makes Bill look almost saintly, pardon the pun! Hell, Nixon looks good, next to him, (Bush)! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/16/2007 7:50:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kevin Martin, Chair of the FCC is proposing to re-regulate radio and TV. According to all news outlets I seen, Martin is calling for a vote on Tuesday which would further deregulate -- allowing for newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership which would allow a few companies to swallow up more local media in hundreds of cities and towns. (Yahoo) **See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[AsburyPark] Re: So with all due respect, what part of that didn't you under...
In a message dated 12/17/2007 8:22:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By reregulate radio I meant that they would be requiring more local content as a part of license renewal. == That's not the issue in contention in tomorrow's vote. The issue is expansion of big media over the objections of independent media and the public. The Senate is threatening to override the vote taken tomorrow.Statement on the FCC web site by dissenting Commissioners Copps and Adelstein http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278142A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278142A1.pdf === NEWS Federal Communications Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS, November 13, 2007The proposal could repeal the ban in every market in America, not just the top twenty. Any city, no matter how small, could be subjected to newspaper broadcast ownership combinations under a very loose standard. Under Chairman Martin's plan, all markets will be open to one company combining broadcast properties with cable, the newspaper (already a monopoly in most places), even the Internet Service Provider. His proposal could propel a frenzy of competition-stifling mergers across the land. Consider: -The top 20 markets account for over 43% of U.S. households. Even on its face, this proposal directly affects over 120 million Americans. - The Chairman then creates a loophole that Big Media will drive a truck through, permitting a newspaper-broadcast combination in any market in the country. We have seen how loosely the Commission has granted waivers in the past. If this proposal goes through, the FCC could grant cross-ownership applications in such small towns as Meridian, Mississippi and Bend, Oregon. When big conglomerates can't get their way in a general rule, they press for loopholes that swallow the rule, and they would succeed with this approach. - The non-top four stations that major newspapers will now be competing for are precisely the stations more likely to be owned by small, independent broadcasters. All designed to make sure that the Chairman can deliver a generous gift to Big Media before the holidays. For the rest of us: a lump of coal. \ == Chairman Martie, You're doing a heck of a job.
