[BC] Phil and Rich may get their wish

[Rich Wood]

------ At 08:19 AM 6/1/2006, Reader wrote: -------

>The Senate confirmed the nomination of telecommunications lawyer 
>Robert M. McDowell to fill the third Republican seat on the Federal 
>Communications Commission. McDowell's appointment gives FCC Chairman 
>Kevin J. Martin a 3-to-2 Republican majority.
>
>McDowell's nomination could allow the FCC to take up a number of 
>contentious issues that have stalemated while Martin lacked a 
>majority. An FCC official said the chairman's office this week 
>circulated a draft notice on media ownership, the first step toward 
>tackling the issue.

I was pleased to see the position filled. It doesn't really matter 
who it is. The Nighttime IBUZ issue should be easy to get out of the 
way. If they don't permit nighttime operation I believe AM IBUZ is 
dead. Ownership issues will take forever. The egg has already been 
scrambled. They might be able to stop further consolidation but I 
don't think it's fair to require anyone to divest once you've given 
them permission to acquire what they have.

Rich