FCC Hearing in Portland last night

[Doug Drown]

Having lived in Maine for 31 years as a transplant from Massachusetts, and
having watched and heard the evolution of radio in Maine over that time, my
biggest complaint echoes that of the "inland" folk who were present at
Thursday's meeting.  Before our local stations were taken over by the
various conglomerates, one could hear hourly newscasts that featured both
national and regional news.  T'ain't so any more . . . some stations barely
broadcast news at all.  Here in central Maine, we can clearly receive two
stations that do on-the-hour news ---- WLOB and WVOM --- and they're both
Fox affiliates.  I would add, neither one originates here: one is in
Portland, the other Bangor.  WVOM (currently owned by Clear Channel) does
live news at :20 during the morning drive time and, I think, at noon (I
can't get the signal here at home, so I'm not sure), and then repeats the
same Bangor Daily News "headlines" over and over again during the afternoon
drive time.  Even MPBN broadcasts news only during drive time and at noon.
At least they do a commendable job.

-Doug








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
To: "Chuck Igo" <chuckigo@maine.rr.com>; "Greg Littlefield"
<greg@gregsvoice.com>
Cc: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest"
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: FCC Hearing in Portland last night


> The company buying the Rockland stations from Clear Channel plans to move
> the studios back to Rockland.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Igo" <chuckigo@maine.rr.com>
> To: "Greg Littlefield" <greg@gregsvoice.com>
> Cc: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest"
> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 6:44 AM
> Subject: Re: FCC Hearing in Portland last night
>
> > there were a few viable points made by people who live in the midcoast
> > (Rockland) region in regards to NO local info for them.  the stations
are
> > either simulcast or programmed remotely.
>