What clear channel and the others are doing is taking advantage of the
condition the market is in because of consolidation.  I think probably
deregulation is more responsible for the state of radio today than anything
else;  CC and the others are merely doing what for-proffit companies do.
I'm not saying that this totally exonerates them but i don't see them as a
cause of the problem so much as one of the consequences of it.

As someone who works for clear channel, let me say on their behalf that,
although it took them a while to catch on, they've been pretty accomodating
in terms of access technology for me.  They've spent thousands to make the
automation system we use at our four stations usable with Jaws.  I'll leave
it at that since I don't really want to delve more deeply into a subject
that, while it may be interesting, isn't really ham radio related.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: BJS XM Radio needs our help


> I don't have XM either, but I do care because corporate giants like Clear
> Channel and others have virtually ruined commercial broadcasting and have
> bought off the FCC.  Now that millions have gone to satellite for which
they
> are willing to pay, instead of playing fair by letting the marketplace
> decide things, and waking up and smelling the coffee, they want to play
> dirty and restrict satellite radio and ruin it as they have done to
> commercial radio just because they are too cheap and lazy to get off their
> corporate butts and give the listeners what they want.
> Harvey