and sign the petition to end animal cruelty by a media giant that is not only attempting to buy up every radio station in America but also all the outdoor advertising. (billboards) They already own much of the outdoor advertising in England.
To: the Clear Channel Network
The undersigned will do at least one of the following:
1 boycott Clear Channel
2 notify its sponsors
3 contact the FCC
4 spread the word
5 give moral support to those working to end the Clear Channel monopoly:From the
http://www.adaptt.org/unclearchannel/ re: 4 Clear Channel stations:
A Denver disc jockey (KPBI-FM) was recently convicted of animal cruelty for orchestrating a stunt in which a chicken was dropped from a third-story balcony to see if it could fly. In Wheeling (VA) a steer's execution was recorded and aired for 129 stations during a live broadcast. Another similar event involving a Clear Channel DJ (KEGL-FM) in Dallas involved feeding a rabbit to a snake on the air. (This station was forced to record a public apology on the air and publicize animal welfare information on their web site.)
In addition, Clear Channel's Tampa station DJ was just charged with felonious animal cruelty for castrating and then butchering an unanesthetized pig in the parking lot of the station. Many consider this a ratings stunt. The animal was screaming in pain.
Those signing this petition will boycott
Clear Channel stations and contact their
sponsors.
http://www.fcc.govClear Channel is a San Antonio based 1100 network of stations involved in the Push of Rush and Bush.
It has gobbled up populist stations and muzzled free speech.
http://www.peta.comhttp://www.avar.org http://www.hsus.orghttp://www.ahafilm.orghttp://www.neavs.orgSincerely,
http://www.petitiononline.com/lovepigs/petition-sign.html?While March 19th marked the year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, it also marked another anniversary – the day the mainstream press addressed the blurring boundaries between Clear Channel Communications and the Bush administration. "Media giant's rally sponsorship raises questions," the Chicago Tribune declared on March 19, 2003, before delving into some rather unsettling implications of the cozy relationship between America’s largest radio conglomerate and President Bush.
"In a move that has raised eyebrows in some legal and journalistic circles, Clear Channel radio stations in Atlanta, Cleveland, San Antonio, Cincinnati and other cities have sponsored rallies attended by up to 20,000," the Tribune reported, commenting on participants’ signs, which, in addition to condemning France, targeted the Dixie Chicks after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized the president.
Meanwhile, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman examined the "close links" between George W. Bush and Clear Channel management (Clear Channel’s vice president Tom Hicks helped make G.W. a multimillionaire) and pointed out how "the absence of effective watchdogs" made this odd merger between the media and the government possible. "In the Clinton years the merest hint of impropriety quickly blew up into a huge scandal; these days, the scandalmongers are more likely to go after journalists who raise questions," he wrote. http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/03/far04009.html