NOT....Re: [BC] Clear Channel Wants More?

[Mike Gideon]

It's always a big conspiracy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: NOT....Re: [BC] Clear Channel Wants More?


> ------ At 09:17 AM 10/5/2005, Mike McCarthy wrote: -------
>
>>What CC is doing is fighting the FCC as well as the satellite and CELLULAR 
>>providers from:
>>
>>1)Locally targeted broadcast (pushed) content on auctioned PCS spectrum at 
>>2Ghz as well as new re-allocated spectrum above 700 Mhz.
>>2) XM and Sirius from providing the same local targeted content.
>>
>>Neither have the myriad of compulsory local community of license and EAS 
>>requirements that all Part 73 and some Part 74 licensees have placed upon 
>>them by regulation. To that end, their costs of doing business places them 
>>at an unfair advantage over terrestrial broadcasters.
>
> OK. Will CC be happy if the FCC applies those regulations to SIRIUS and 
> XM? I agree. Let them do localized programming under the same terms as 
> terrestrial. Level the playing field. Will it increase CC's income by 13%? 
> Have the satellite companies no infrastructure costs? Do you suppose the 
> launching of satellites is as expensive as raising towers? With IBUZ CC 
> will have 2400 stations, possibly more - or, they'll be wiped out by 
> interference. We all take risks. If IBUZ is the salvation of broadcasting 
> all will be well in River City very soon. Why spend all that money on 
> additional stations when all they'll have to pay are licensing fees?
>
> Have the cell companies no fixed costs? If they're using auctioned 
> frequencies, didn't they pay a fortune for them? It would seem fair to 
> apply a licensing fee for the spectrum CC uses. Level the playing field.
>
> This sounds strangely like Wal-Mart petitioning the government to prevent 
> the Dollar store from opening up the street because it might have an 
> impact on their stock price.
>
> I wonder who has the most money to spend on politicians. That's what's 
> going to make things happen.
>
> Rich
>
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