Dennis & Callahan criticized for "election postponed" joke

Don A donald_astelle@yahoo.com
Wed Nov 5 17:00:48 EST 2008



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Here's a "thought experiment" (one that has meandered through my febrile
cerebellum many times after a few Sam Adamses):
Can you imagine how different radio (and TV too) would be if at the dawn of 
Federal
Regulation of radio, the government said you COULDN'T SELL A RADIO LICENSE?
Just the equipment, the towers and the land on which they are sited?
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i.e.....WNAC-TV.....and WHDH-TV

They could not sell the license, as the government (the public) took it back 
and gave the license to operate chs 7/5  to someone else.

(Ch 5 eventually sold their equipment....and the new licensee of ch 7 bought 
it from RKO GEnceral at fire sale prices.)




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