Re: Re:Re:Wired.com on Reversing Consolidation

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:26:46 -0500 "Joseph Pappalardo"
<joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com> writes:
> Maybe you are in a time warp.
> 
> "Serving" the community has basically been written out of the FCC 
> rules,
> haven't they?
> I remember when we had to actually interview community leaders to 
> compile a
> list of needs for said community  (GONE!)
> I remember when we had to draw up some kind of plan to address said 
> needs
> (GONE!)
> Remeber the words "operates as a public trustee"?  (GONE!)
> I think the COL is nothing more than an "address"...indicating where 
> they
> station started, etc.  Nothing more.
> I think the FCC still does require that you put a specific grade 
> signal over
> the COL...so someone can't move the stick to say, California.
> But "serving the needs" of the community seems to be gone.
 
dave writes:
And that is exactly my point.  So allow a publisher to get ahold of the
few remaining stations that do serve their communities and diversity in
opinion virtually ends.
df