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

[Phil Alexander]

On 14 Feb 2006 at 6:47, DANA PUOPOLO wrote:

> 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.

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


What has that got to do with radio? PICN began dying decades ago. 
Consolidation was simply the last nail in the coffin. This is not
a broadcasting problem, it is a problem of society.

It is easier for the government to deal with a small number of 
large companies than with a large number of small companies. 
This is the reality of those who write the rules.


Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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