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Happy Birthday, NPR

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Profile America: 35 Years of National Public RadioNationalNational Public Radio went on the air 35 years ago yesterday, with funding from the corporation for public broadcasting. In spite of the growing number of alternatives, such as satellite television and the Internet, broadcast radio remains a daily companion to a large segment of the U.S. population. Studies show about 15 percent of Americans listen to such NPR shows as "Morning Edition", and "All Things Considered" on a regular basis - about three times the audience of 1990. Across the country, there are some 750 public radio stations - compared with more than 11-thousand commercial stations. The average American listens to three hours of radio every day.
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Much of the first broadcast of All Things Considered (May 1, 1971) covered a major May Day anti-war demonstration in Washington. 35 years later, ATC was covering an anti-war demonstration in New York. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
 
I wish I could also pass along a Happy Birthday to NPR. Yes, I too listen occassionallyto NPR. Many of their programs are fine and their news reporting fills a gap the othernetworks overlook. However, that said, I must express my feelings about NPR. It was NPR who joined in with others, including the NAB to fight the emergenceof Low Power FM. And it was NPR who joined the state of Oregon and theAmerican Family Association of religious licensees to fight the MX NCE pointsupplemental FCC approach in granting CP and licenses.Those two issues way heavily. I wonder what else, over the years, NPR has doneto fight the spread of more non-commercial frequencies. Perhaps it is time NPR stopped its greedy hold on public radio and concentrate totallyon programming and news.
 
Sorry. There are no more non-commercial frequencies. The FM band is full. All those low power FMs do is create interference on an already-crowded band. There are already too many ego-tripping preachers with radio shows doing nothing but trying to get money out of people. There are more than enough preacher stations already.And there are also too many student radio stations which are little more than toys for students who would be better off studying than playing DJ.The radio spectrum is a scarce resource. It should not be wasted. And it should not be filled with marginal operations which interfere with exisiting stations.
 
The radio spectrum is indeed full and congested.I start the morning out with the NPR daily dose of news at 4 AM. Kudos to the staff that pursues the story with their heart...Our local little NPR outlet, is KJZA 89.5 FM near Williams AZ. Affiliated with KJZZ in Phoenix...Happy Birthday again NPR - - -
 
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