Black Plague
06-17-2008, 11:42 PM
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032337/posts
And we thought that the idea of a monopoly was what was holding up the Sirius-XM satellite radio merger.
Nu-uh.
Nope. It's about setting aside a ton of channels on the new satellite conglomerate for "minorities" and "public broadcasting." So says the BUSH-nominated "Republican" chairman of the FCC, Kevin Martin. Who needs liberals when Republicans are doing the "Heckuva Job"?:
Much of the attention at the FCC over the next few weeks will focus on the issue of satellite channels that are set aside for noncommercial programming and minority-owned programming. FCC Chairman Martin suggested 8% of the combined company's lineup be devoted to noncommercial and minority-owned stations, or 24 channels total.
And we thought that the idea of a monopoly was what was holding up the Sirius-XM satellite radio merger.
Nu-uh.
Nope. It's about setting aside a ton of channels on the new satellite conglomerate for "minorities" and "public broadcasting." So says the BUSH-nominated "Republican" chairman of the FCC, Kevin Martin. Who needs liberals when Republicans are doing the "Heckuva Job"?:
Much of the attention at the FCC over the next few weeks will focus on the issue of satellite channels that are set aside for noncommercial programming and minority-owned programming. FCC Chairman Martin suggested 8% of the combined company's lineup be devoted to noncommercial and minority-owned stations, or 24 channels total.