Re: Fwd: Talk Radio (was LTAR)

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@bit-net.com>]

  Dan Billings wrote:

>On a related note: One of the problems with public
>broadcasting is that the corporate underwriters can
>have more influence on the content of programming
>because most shows rely on a small number of large
>underwriters instead of a large number of advertisers.
>  Threats by one large underwriter get more attention
>than the threat of any one advertiser in commercial
>radio.



That doesn't explain the leftist slant to most public broadcasting.  Most 
large corporations tend to lean more to the right.