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Brettongarcia

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15. COULDN'T THIS BACKFIRE? What's to keep right wingers from doing this too?

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:00 PM

Mar 2012

Worse, the more there are, the less possible it would be to regulate content abuse.

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FCC decision strikes critical blow to right-wing radio dominance [View all] warrior1 Mar 2012 OP

This is a great turn around from what Powell did under Bush and will get the media in balance. Good. freshwest Mar 2012 #1

this is AWESOME samsingh Mar 2012 #2

This is good news. SalviaBlue Mar 2012 #3

It's about time. I stopped listening to talk radio. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #4

This does make me smile, TY :). n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #5

Excellent! K&R n/t myrna minx Mar 2012 #6

Is this real? Waiting for radio people to weigh in. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #7

I sure hope this isn't their way of letting corporations roll over the existing noncommercial statio Gregorian Mar 2012 #8

Yup, still off. KamaAina Mar 2012 #10

Point of clarification KamaAina Mar 2012 #23

Thanks for that update Gregorian Mar 2012 #43

This does nothing to stem the tide of RW Radio !!! aggiesal Mar 2012 #9

Yes but... kaffy4x4 Mar 2012 #12

100 ft.??? I couldn't even talk to my next door neighbor. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #14

Actually FM is more like 10 miles out from the transmitter, depending on terrain and antenna height. RC Mar 2012 #17

Okay. That's a little better. Thanks for the info. The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #33

DemocracyNow, at least years ago, would allow you to rebroadcast shcrane71 Mar 2012 #20

100ft for a 10W signal? Don't think so. Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #22

Here you go. aggiesal Mar 2012 #29

Thanks Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #35

A half-watt FRS radio is suppose to go up to 2 miles. Those are UHF FM radios. n/t krispos42 Mar 2012 #38

I'm just stating aggiesal Mar 2012 #40

Now now... MustBeTheBooz Mar 2012 #24

My contention has always been . . . aggiesal Mar 2012 #30

Look at DemocracyNow!'s list of broadcasters. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #44

K and R nt Stuart G Mar 2012 #11

HOORAH!!! Although I wonder if radio is obsolete Zalatix Mar 2012 #13

Because we all know the name of the biggest internet talk show host. Tunkamerica Mar 2012 #16

True, but the Young Turks isn't all that obscure. Zalatix Mar 2012 #18

Leo Laporte Occulus Mar 2012 #51

truthfully that is underwhelming. never heard of him or the show. Tunkamerica Mar 2012 #54

COULDN'T THIS BACKFIRE? What's to keep right wingers from doing this too? Brettongarcia Mar 2012 #15

"What's to keep right wingers from doing this too?" tex-wyo-dem Mar 2012 #26

In the end it will be about what people want to listen too... PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #27

I researched the LPFM licenses in Nebraska and surrounding states a few years back. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #45

I don't see how. The wingers already have 99% of the airwaves Doctor_J Mar 2012 #47

Start preparing your applications for Low Power FM! shcrane71 Mar 2012 #19

This could be as big as Cable Access TV! nt HomerRamone Mar 2012 #21

Is that suppose to be sarcasm? aggiesal Mar 2012 #31

It Sounds All Good colsohlibgal Mar 2012 #25

I can relate gejohnston Mar 2012 #42

Do not jump to a quick conclusion randr Mar 2012 #28

Great news. sarcasmo Mar 2012 #32

Sorry to burst this bubble, but "AM Hate Radio" has little to do with the morning hours (AM) DemoTex Mar 2012 #34

I believe you're correct. The AM airwaves won't be affected. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #36

The dismantling of Rush Limbaugh? eyewall Mar 2012 #37

All i know is they have added three Christian stations here in about a year. glinda Mar 2012 #39

They do seem to be popping up a lot lately. progressoid Mar 2012 #41

I can't believe the hate that is disseminated from the low-power religious stations. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #46

OMG!! Big Radio has long hated this and battled to prevent.... Evasporque Mar 2012 #48

Vaguely related mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2012 #49

it sure warrior1 Mar 2012 #50

Radio? That's either bad music or someone yelling about liburls, right? nt valerief Mar 2012 #52

It could also be a boon to the RW nuts. After all dont forget there are plenty of them who cstanleytech Mar 2012 #53