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Re: Blethan campaign against FCC rules

To: "Richard Chonak" <rac@gabrielmass.com>, <bri@bostonradio.org>, "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
Subject: Re: Blethan campaign against FCC rules
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:37:49 -0400
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Organization: Law Office of A. Joseph Ross, J.D.
Sender: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org

On 26 Aug 2003 at 20:50, Dan Billings wrote:

> The FCC could look at the financial position of the properties involved.
> Boston would likely be a one paper town if Murduch did not buy the Herald
> when he did.  We might have more papers today if cross-ownership had never
> been banned.

I can think of at least one example that supports you on this.  The old Boston Herald-Traveler 
might have survived if they hadn't lost the channel 5 license.  The paper was being 
subsidized by the TV revenues, and it folded fairly quickly after the loss of that revenue.

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