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FCC will strike Fairness Doctrine Rule

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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-v...s-to-strike-fairness-doctrine-from-rule-books

>>Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said his agency will remove the Fairness Doctrine from the rule books in response to a recent request from House Republicans.
...The Commission stopped enforcing the rule in 1987 after concluding it was unconstitutional, but in recent years some Democrats have suggested reviving the policy in response to the increasingly partisan nature of cable news.

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So, sad news for atheists who want equal time on Christian stations; KKK members who want equal time on black-owned stations... freedom of the press...Can conservatives walk into the NY Times
and demand equal time?
 
"I _am_ equal time!"--Rush Limbaugh (whose views were spread AFTER the FCC stopped enforcing the FD). It was really the Censorship Doctrine--it stifled free speech.
 
Having managed during the so called "Fairness Doctrine" I can tell you it was no treat with all the nut jobs coming out of the woodwork asking, NO DEMANDING time. I swear I spent 3/4 of my day dealing with that crap.
 
i'm liberal and i thought that the fairness doctrine was useless and antiquated. hosts could classify their shows as being entertainment instead of being news and nothing would have changed. the fairness doctrine doesn't apply to entertainment venues. best to put the thing down to ensure that those who want progressive talk focus on the correct problem- big media conglomerates who own the better frequencies in a market and essentially monopolize the message.

oh sure in some markets the progressive station is owned by the same group that owns the conservative stations like in portland or los angeles. but i wouldn't consider those the rule rather than the exceptions. these media conglomerates need to be broken up. not only would it make for better radio with more than likely more local input involved, but more voices and opinions get heard without needing the clearance of megamedia corp in a market.
 
The Fairness Doctrine is comparable to the primaries of election season. Every Tom, Dick, or Harry that announces their intent to run will demand equal time.
 
ctk said:
i'm liberal and i thought that the fairness doctrine was useless and antiquated. hosts could classify their shows as being entertainment instead of being news and nothing would have changed. the fairness doctrine doesn't apply to entertainment venues. best to put the thing down to ensure that those who want progressive talk focus on the correct problem- big media conglomerates who own the better frequencies in a market and essentially monopolize the message.

oh sure in some markets the progressive station is owned by the same group that owns the conservative stations like in portland or los angeles. but i wouldn't consider those the rule rather than the exceptions. these media conglomerates need to be broken up. not only would it make for better radio with more than likely more local input involved, but more voices and opinions get heard without needing the clearance of megamedia corp in a market.
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Entercom put Air America radio on a 10 KW signal at 680 here in Memphis, up against a 5kw conservative talk station, in one of only 6 counties in Tennessee Obama won in 2008. It failed miserably.

Maybe the correct problem is there is little if any good talent in liberal radio.
 
well, there is part of your problem right there. air america was terrible radio not run by radio people until it was far too late. they hired more writers than they did on-air talent. most radio companies and networks i am aware of don't have 4 or 5 staffers for every radio host, let alone a startup radio network. they spent unwisely and signed bad business deals, which is NOT a reflection on radio talent. if air america were conservative radio it would have failed too. i would not say that because aa failed means liberal talk is a failure. i would say that because aa failed aa had and executed a bad business model.

dial global syndicates 3 democratically oriented programs. they have been doing so in the year aa has been gone and had been while aa had been on the air. they're still going on. westwood one airs one weekly and one daily progressive radio show, and they are still around. i notice you did not make mention of them.
 
after the Citizens United decision it was pretty clear the Fairness Doctrine
would not last 15 seconds in front of the US Supreme Court.
 
radiosaur said:
ctk said:
i'm liberal and i thought that the fairness doctrine was useless and antiquated. hosts could classify their shows as being entertainment instead of being news and nothing would have changed. the fairness doctrine doesn't apply to entertainment venues. best to put the thing down to ensure that those who want progressive talk focus on the correct problem- big media conglomerates who own the better frequencies in a market and essentially monopolize the message.

oh sure in some markets the progressive station is owned by the same group that owns the conservative stations like in portland or los angeles. but i wouldn't consider those the rule rather than the exceptions. these media conglomerates need to be broken up. not only would it make for better radio with more than likely more local input involved, but more voices and opinions get heard without needing the clearance of megamedia corp in a market.
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Entercom put Air America radio on a 10 KW signal at 680 here in Memphis, up against a 5kw conservative talk station, in one of only 6 counties in Tennessee Obama won in 2008. It failed miserably.

Maybe the correct problem is there is little if any good talent in liberal radio.
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Wow. You really get the feeling people don't undertsand radio.

Um...in Buffalo, Entercom stuck liberal talk on a 50kw powerhouse signal, WWKB, which can be heard all over the northeast. Guess what? It has continued to fail miserably up against conservative WBEN in Buffalo, which hasn't anywhere near the signal.

Oh wait...I forgot to mention...WBEN is a heritage talker in the market, while the 50kw powerhouse hadn't had even a one-share for many years before lib-talk was put on. Gee...I wonder if there are similar dynamics in play in other markets where less-than-conservative talk has "failed miserably"?

Devil, as usual, is in the details.
Some just want to pretend people are only interested in a conservative echo chamber on AM and will custom fit their argument to that end. Hey, that sounds like Limbaugh's debate M.O.!
 
jas2525 said:
radiosaur said:
ctk said:
i'm liberal and i thought that the fairness doctrine was useless and antiquated. hosts could classify their shows as being entertainment instead of being news and nothing would have changed. the fairness doctrine doesn't apply to entertainment venues. best to put the thing down to ensure that those who want progressive talk focus on the correct problem- big media conglomerates who own the better frequencies in a market and essentially monopolize the message.

oh sure in some markets the progressive station is owned by the same group that owns the conservative stations like in portland or los angeles. but i wouldn't consider those the rule rather than the exceptions. these media conglomerates need to be broken up. not only would it make for better radio with more than likely more local input involved, but more voices and opinions get heard without needing the clearance of megamedia corp in a market.
Click to expand...

Entercom put Air America radio on a 10 KW signal at 680 here in Memphis, up against a 5kw conservative talk station, in one of only 6 counties in Tennessee Obama won in 2008. It failed miserably.

Maybe the correct problem is there is little if any good talent in liberal radio.
Click to expand...

Wow. You really get the feeling people don't undertsand radio.

Um...in Buffalo, Entercom stuck liberal talk on a 50kw powerhouse signal, WWKB, which can be heard all over the northeast. Guess what? It has continued to fail miserably up against conservative WBEN in Buffalo, which hasn't anywhere near the signal.

Oh wait...I forgot to mention...WBEN is a heritage talker in the market, while the 50kw powerhouse hadn't had even a one-share for many years before lib-talk was put on. Gee...I wonder if there are similar dynamics in play in other markets where less-than-conservative talk has "failed miserably"?

Devil, as usual, is in the details.
Some just want to pretend people are only interested in a conservative echo chamber on AM and will custom fit their argument to that end. Hey, that sounds like Limbaugh's debate M.O.!
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Entercom gave up on WWKB long ago. Sister stations WBEN/930 (simulcast on WLKK/107.7) and sports WGR/550 are the commanding talk forces in their cluster. Even rhythmic oldies WWWS/1400 does decently given its' tiny signal.

That's right, Entercom has FOUR AMs in the market.

So they can afford to use KB as a throwaway for liberal talk if no other format exists, and believe me, since the original WKBW bit the dust back in 1988, they've gone through nearly everything but Gregorian chants.

Ironically, liberal talk has been one of the more stable formats on 1520 in recent years. But it ain't burning up the ratings books, not by a long shot.
 
jas2525 said:
Um...in Buffalo, Entercom stuck liberal talk on a 50kw powerhouse signal, WWKB, which can be heard all over the northeast. Guess what? It has continued to fail miserably up against conservative WBEN in Buffalo, which hasn't anywhere near the signal.
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That squares with my personal experience with liberalism.
If people aren't agreeing with you yet you just need to [size=10pt]SCREAM IT LOUDER!![/size] ::)
 
The Fairness Doctrine is wrong. It goes against the first amendment, which states that free speech cannot be abridged by any government laws.
 
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