Thursday, March 16, 2006
Damn Corporate Radio
You must think that I am quite mad.
It is true that my dark side does sometimes take over, and one of my favorite rants concerns the many shortcomings of the broadcast industry. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed Clear Channel, Citadel, Cumulus, and other radio pirates to buy up all the stations, monopolize the music industry, kill most public service and news programming, and screw local advertisers. And they do worse.
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas tells you exactly what the high profit media monsters did while local people ran for cover while tornadoes approached. In a word, nothing.
Bottom line. Competition is good, even in radio.
It is true that my dark side does sometimes take over, and one of my favorite rants concerns the many shortcomings of the broadcast industry. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed Clear Channel, Citadel, Cumulus, and other radio pirates to buy up all the stations, monopolize the music industry, kill most public service and news programming, and screw local advertisers. And they do worse.
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas tells you exactly what the high profit media monsters did while local people ran for cover while tornadoes approached. In a word, nothing.
Bottom line. Competition is good, even in radio.
