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MicaelS

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10. What EXACTLY do you propose cities do?

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 03:12 PM

Aug 2019

As MM said the FCC controls the airwaves, not cities.

And you can't have cities regulating speech on local media, that is a 1st Amendment violation.

How far do you think a city could get instituting an economic boycott of media outlets. Not very far.

So again, within the boundaries of the law, what exactly do you propose cities do?

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I want to ask this again; "Why is there ONE SINGLE Hate Radio station in a Blue City [View all] maxrandb Aug 2019 OP

Hate radio doesn't exist to make money pecosbob Aug 2019 #1

Every business is in business to make money. MicaelS Aug 2019 #13

Unfortunately, enough people listen to white wing radio to make it viable. Hoyt Aug 2019 #2

Because we have the 1st Amendment. MineralMan Aug 2019 #3

Protesting against Hate maxrandb Aug 2019 #5

"freedom of the press and speech" NT SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #6

Of course there's no problem with protesting radio stations. MineralMan Aug 2019 #7

Nobody said anything about banning them maxrandb Aug 2019 #8

Cities don't license radio stations. The FCC does that. MineralMan Aug 2019 #9

So you're saying maxrandb Aug 2019 #11

I refer to WTIC in CT as hate radio. Old bastards listening to AM. dem4decades Aug 2019 #4

What EXACTLY do you propose cities do? MicaelS Aug 2019 #10

Not cities maxrandb Aug 2019 #12

How would protesting outside an office building impact a talk radio station? brooklynite Aug 2019 #14

First, it would bring attention to the issue maxrandb Aug 2019 #15