Duplication rules

["Shel" <Shel@big68.org>]

Does anyone recall the years in the sixties and 1970s where a station could
not duplicate its AM programming over its FM - at least over a certain
percentage of its broadcast day?  I believe that was meant to encourage
create use of the then-popularizing FM spectrum.

That law is long gone.  But in today's environment of conglomerates, where
teh big boys take over other stations, fire everyone, and duplicate one of
its other station's signals, should there not be a good reason for a rule
similar to that old duping rule again?

In those days, it was more of a matter that the AM owners had no idea to do
with their FMs.  Today, while many AMs duplicate a station's FM signal, many
more of them developed and successfully use different programming on the AM
side.  Today, it's not only a matter of creativity, but it's a matter of
jobs.  Nobody profits from unemployed people, except maybe those big Radio
group execs who pocket their fired employees' salaries for themselves.

Just would like your input. Thanks!

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