58 min
Podcast #115 – The Federal Consolidation Commission Radio Survivor Podcast
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- Tech News
The Federal Communications Commission just proposed new ownership rules that would drastically loosen restrictions on broadcast station ownership limits. Prof. Christopher Terry from the University of Minnesota joins us again to help understand this proposal, and the threat to local journalism and broadcasting. He argues that it has be viewed in an historical context, with respect to the FCC’s failed attempts to deregulation ownership over the last 21 years. Arguably, nobody understands this legacy better than he does.
Show Notes:
* A Legacy of Failure: FCC and Media Ownership Policy
* Could the FCC’s Legacy of Failure Trigger Even More Consolidation?
* Can your local radio announcer pronounce your city’s name? Chris Terry on the Telecommunications Act of 1996
* Podcast #112 – Sinclair Could Become the Wal-Mart of TV
The Federal Communications Commission just proposed new ownership rules that would drastically loosen restrictions on broadcast station ownership limits. Prof. Christopher Terry from the University of Minnesota joins us again to help understand this proposal, and the threat to local journalism and broadcasting. He argues that it has be viewed in an historical context, with respect to the FCC’s failed attempts to deregulation ownership over the last 21 years. Arguably, nobody understands this legacy better than he does.
Show Notes:
* A Legacy of Failure: FCC and Media Ownership Policy
* Could the FCC’s Legacy of Failure Trigger Even More Consolidation?
* Can your local radio announcer pronounce your city’s name? Chris Terry on the Telecommunications Act of 1996
* Podcast #112 – Sinclair Could Become the Wal-Mart of TV
58 min