[BC] Re: Fairness doctrine by another name? aka censorship?

[Glen Kippel]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Glen Kippel <glen.kippel at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> >and exactly WHY do 'conservative owners' air Limbaugh instead of Air
>> America ?
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>> >because their audience wants to listen to Limbaugh
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At R&R Broadcasting, where I work in the afternoons, we carry Rush and Bill
O'Reilly and some local talk on KPSI-AM, Air America 24 hours a day on KPTR
(Progressive Talk Radio).  They are also both streamed on the internet.
Last time I checked the internet usage, KPSI-AM peaked at 52 users, KPTR at
2.  Same coverage, same promotion, different audience appeal.

Of course, under the "Fairness Doctrine," "Progressive Talk Radio" would be
no more, as they would have to present more than one viewpoint.
"All-Kinds-Of-Talk Radio" it would be.

Besides, I hear "right-wing" talk shows with callers with differing
viewpoints all the time.  So, would the FCC mandate the percentage of
callers with opposing viewpoints?  How much intrusion into programming would
the FCC be involved with?

While we're at it, I hear that the prison population is much too black.
What say the government arrest more white folks and throw them in the
slammer to achieve "equality"?