Re: Am I missing something here?

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 11:52 PM 6/3/2003, Matthew Osborne wrote:

>On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 23:40:42 Dan Billings wrote:
>
> > It's funny that with all the hand wringing about the
> > TV rules, there has
> > been little talk about the tightening of the radio
> > rules.
> >
>
>Very good point.  That part has been almost completely
>ignored in discussions/reports about these new rules.
>
>                          Matt Osborne
>                          Poughkeepsie, NY

I think it's because the new rules basically have the effect of locking 
everything down exactly where they are today.  IIRC, the only real change 
to the radio rules was that if a radio monopoly exists, and it's sold, it 
has to be broken up.  But if it's sold to women or minority buyers, the 
monopoly can still exist.

The goal is to see more women and minority owners...a laudable goal, but 
something tells me that the big-boys will find some means of getting around 
the rule.  Either by installing token minority members on their boards, or 
by creating front groups to "divest" the monopoly to.



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