Re: "Marketplace" Commentary in Favor of Media Concentration

["Joseph Pappalardo" <joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com>]

From: "Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com>

> He claimed that multiple-station ownership by one entity was GOOD for
> diversity.  Such a company, let's say owning 4 outlets will devote them
> to 4 niches so they can be sold as a portfolio appealing to several
audiences.
> Under single owner limitations, multiple stations would seek to appeal
> to a maximum number of listeners with its one outlet, and the only way
> to do that is with a batch of stations all doing the same thing!

Kinda like WZOU/JAM'N and Kiss...once being competitors...now having
complimentary formats

And WRKO and WHDH, once being talk competitors...now having complimentary
formats.


Joe


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