LAST EDITED ON Jul-30-07 AT 04:13PM (MST)[p]202.....(smirking smile) So good to see you! Oh my, you have been rather elusive these days. I thought for sure the bag of chicken livers comment got you to at least ponder sitting down and hitting the keys. I applaud your fortitude, that exhibited a great deal of personal restraint, kudos to you 202! I see ya smiling, and as you can see I made a new friend.
As for the whys of whether liberal or conservative radio is better? I have no horse in that race. Nor was I addressing it.
I'm talking about zooming out and looking at the entire broadcast system, media consolidation in the private sector and it's influence in programming. My focus also notes the difference of free public radio and the development of paid satellite radio.
202 and JimNv, I am certainly not going to tell what radio programming you should be listening to. That's a matter of
personal choice just like food, movies, or women. Some people are not offended by Michael Savage, on the other end of the spectrum some people are not offended by Mike Malloy.
JimNV, Jim why take the cheap tie-in liberals-level playing field-youth sports? Many here claim there is an apparent imbalance in the media today. The arrival of paid alternatives with sattelite radio and television, leave some asking should the public broadcast system become more balanced?
The arrival of Sattelite Radio and Cable/Satellite T.V. give consumers alternatives to and escape from the limited and censored public radio stations.
So for the first in history there is an alternative to free local public radio along with national syndicated broadcasts. The public airwaves are a part of the public domain and are controlled by the Federal government, ensuring a national broadcast system. We have guidelines that prohibit expletives, shouldn't there be guidelines to provide equal time for opposing political opinions? After all, if conservative talk radio is as market dominant as has been stated, they should embrace the opportunity to expand into progressive markets.
We the tax-paying public own the airwaves, those airways or frequencies are then leased in exchange for licensing fees. By your combined words conservative talk radio has a larger presence on the dial than progressive, liberal, democratically slanted, I'm not sure what to call it these days, voice of the left.
Nemont mentioned some imbalance ratio of 90% to 10%. The public airways can currently be and are controlled by a handful of companies Swings in the public audience's demands, could swing in the opposite direction some day.
It appears that those opposed to a F.D., feel it would hinder the counter-balance to print and television media. In both cases nobody seems to address the larger issue. Who controls the programming? Somewhere there are 10 people that control 90% of everything broadcasted to 300 million people over the public airways.
Does one side feel upset over the alleged liberal media bias over public airwaves? Does another side feel upset over the alleged dominance of conservative talk radio over public airwaves? O.K. then! The key words here gentlemen are Public Airwaves and the paid-private sector alternative media sources.
There are alternatives, you can always pay to listen and customized your listening needs. If you like to hear the F-word used all day long, just pay a monthly fee and you can fill your day with the F-word.
Nice post 202, no personal attacks, see there's still hope for all us.
August Quiz coming up 202! 32 Seconds, c'mon what's the secret?
