why media consolidation is NOT a good thing

Scott Fybush scott@fybush.com
Thu Apr 29 18:17:36 EDT 2004


> <<On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:57:45 -0400, Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> said:
>
>> These days, with station owners controlling entire markets, it
>> is hard to get to see a controversial show.
>
> Please name a TV market in which one owner controls all of the
> stations.

I can name several in which one owner controls all the local news
operations. How about Utica, where Smith's WKTV (NBC) is the only station
doing local news (the ABC and Fox affiliates have none)?

And of course there's White River Junction and Presque Isle...

s


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