Clear Channel may be a private company, but their licenses are for public airways, so they don't have unlimited rights to what is broadcast. You are right, however, that their monopoly in some markets is not a good thing.
On 5/25/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They have the freedom to choose who they play. For whatever silly > reasons they choose. > > You have the right not to listen to them. > > The only thing wrong with Clear channel is it's near monopolistic > status in certain segments. With real free markets it's not a problem > because people just leave a station being stupid. With clear channel > you can't if they own allt he country stations in town. > > So the problem isn't the Dixie Chicks or even Clear Channel. It's the > hold certain media outlets are allowed to have (in general) over the > national media. This exact situation is what lack of competition > leads to. One could argue that the problems in the oil industry are > being caused in part by the same thing. > > -Cameron > > On 5/25/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Or that Clear Channel has > > > > the right to ban my songs because of an orchestrated dial-in campaign > > > > by a bunch of Shrub's minions?" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207631 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
