Globe article on Touch FM (not legal) 106.1

[Laurence Glavin]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna Halper" 
>To: "Eli Polonsky" , boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
>Subject: Re: Globe article on Touch FM (not legal) 106.1
>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:00:50 -0500
> Eli wrote--
>
> I've listened to the "station". It is running advertisments, and
> soliciting them on their website. Legitimately licensed LPFM's
> are non-commercial.

>And I wonder if they pay their ASCAP and BMI fees-- the rates have 
>gone up dramatically, which is a story for another day; but no 
>kidding, if you play music, you are supposed to pay them. I don't 
>recall any exemptions for small stations, unless I am reading the 
>rules incorrectly.

It was brought up at the "Bring back Boston's Progressive Talk" meeting last
week that one broadcaster definitely affected by this is good guy Bob
Bitner.  On  radio-info.com's Boston board, Bob said that later in the
year he plans to move to Maine and run both WJTO and WJIB as simulcasts,
possible to save $$$$$$$. 

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