milton rosenberg
2009-02-23 08:39:01
They can wipe conservative talk off the AM dial without reinstitutig the “Fairness Doctrine.” Community group surveillance of radio stations PLUS the reduction of the licensing period from eight years to a mere two is all that will be needed. Appeal to the Supreme Court is likely to be of no avail once Cass Sunstein or someone of similar disposition is appointed to the court.
The intimidation strategy required to change talk radio has as its target not the broadcasters but, of course, the managers of local stations–or of whole networks–who are likely to yield at the mere hint of license revocation.
Milt Rosenberg
WGN Radio, Chicago
