why media consolidation is NOT a good thing

[Dan Billings]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: why media consolidation is NOT a good thing


> That may be true in some of the smaller cities, but in the larger towns we
> are bombarded with local news, some of which may actually be
> newsworthy.  We have two and a half hours of local news, followed by just
a
> half hour of national and world news, then an hour of entertainment news.

In Portland, there is plenty of alleged local news programs with very little
actual news content.  The 5 and 5:30 shows are particularly bad.  They are
filled with features and very little news.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine