[BC] Mom & Pop Stations Going the Way of the Dodo (was Re: TheEmployment Issue)

[DANA PUOPOLO]

In Boston, a guy just bought two suburban 1 kW AM's from their longtime owner
(His dad founded one of the stations and bought the other many decades ago).
They got $4.5 million for the two. Both have been community stations for over
50 years. The new owner plans to move their studios out of their cities of
license and turn them into a spanish evangelical simulcast.

Their cities of license and other towns and cities around them are up in arms
over losing their only local voices. These stations both have been known for
their fine community service.

Will someone please explain to me how THIS is in the public interest,
convienence and necessity?

-D


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Received: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:02:10 AM PST
From: "Bailey, Scott" <SBailey at nespower.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: RE: [BC] Mom & Pop Stations Going the Way of the Dodo (was Re:
TheEmployment Issue)

There needs to be something done about this, and LPAM is NOT THE ANSWER!
The mega groups buy these AM stations as tax write off investments and
just set on their tails and do nothing for the community. 
My comment here will upset some of you here, but mega to smaller groups
should be forced to sell AM's (1 KW and under) to mom and pop operators!
I thought about complying a list of these type stations and get other
small (single owner) broadcaster to file a rule making on this type of
activity. 
It would probably get no where, and I would just get laugh at!

Scott

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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:50 PM
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Subject: [BC] Mom & Pop Stations Going the Way of the Dodo (was Re:
TheEmployment Issue)

 
In a message dated 2/6/2006 8:29:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
 
Jeff Johnson, replying to Daniel L. Steele, said...
 

So  Rogers City, MI, lost its local station that broadcast local sports
and  
supported the community with local news and other programming. The city

supported the station in like kind. So, unless the corner office types
want 
to do enthusiastic local radio, forget it.  Sadness.




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This does seem to be an unfortunate trend.  The broadcast industry is  
essentially being "Wal-Marted."  It seems the days of local mom & pop
stations are 
nearing their last days, either being bought up by media  conglomerates
and 
mega-networks or being shut down entirely with all assets sold  and
music 
collections liquidated or boxed up and collecting dust in someone's
basement.  As I 
stated in the subject line, they are going the way of the  dodo.  
 
In my travels, I once enjoyed tuning in to local talk radio and
listening  to 
the regional farm reports and local music groups.  It's all going  away.
We 
are rapidly reaching the point where one can go to any city in  the USA
and 
hear the exact same songs played day in and day out so ASCAP and BMI
can 
continue making their billions.
 
And where will mom and pop be?  Living at the old broadcasters'  home,
of 
course!
 
Paul Gray, N0JAA
Satellite Beach, FL
 
 
 

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