[Peace-discuss] Opinion on WILL LICENSE RENEWAL

[Al Kagan]

I agree with Rich.  However, I think there is possible leverage in 
this process.  We may be able to use this process to influence 
decisions regarding access to the public.  For example, their new 
policy on excluding AWARE commentaries because they do not deal with 
specifically local affairs may be skirting the regulations.  see 
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/renewal/.  All radio stations in Illinois 
must indeed reapply by Dec.2004.


At 12:19 PM -0700 7/25/04, Rich Frazin wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>    Maybe it's not the general AWARE consensus, but I personally would
>greatly
>miss WILL AM 580 and think that it does do many things that serve the
>public interest.  Yes, I know they play a lot of NPR, which is tepid
>on a good
>day and spends a good deal of time repeating government propaganda.
>But
>they also have great syndicated shows like Alternative Radio (at 6
>p.m. yesterday
>you could have tuned in for an hour of Noam Chomsky) and Counterspin,
>and there's also McChesney's On the Media and an open call-in show
>called Focus 580.
>
>    Rich
>
>
>
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