[BC] the end of radio ...

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Virginia has Personal Property Tax.  For people, it means a small  
annual tax on cars, boats and airplanes.  For businesses, it is  
everything.  The really interesting thing is that broadcasters are  
exempt.

Arlington County came after Westwood One for well two decades of back  
taxes.  This was one of the reasons they move to Silver Spring, MD.   
The funny thing was, Westood One won the suit, and networks are  
considered broadcasters too.  They were too far along in the move so  
they moved anyway.  Those facilities had to be redone anyway.  It was  
the Mutual Radio Networks from when they moved from basement on 16th  
Street in DC in the 70s.  Let's just call the place well worn.

--chip

On Feb 6, 2010, at 9:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 12
> From: "Blake Bowers" <bbowers at mozarks.com>
>
> Depends on the state.
>
> http://www.pepperlaw.com/publications_update.aspx?ArticleKey=525
>
> Many states are just opposite, and tax them as personal property -  
> KY is
> one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Adkins" <adkins at gotblip.com>
>
>> This brings up another question.  Are radio towers "real estate"?
>> In Illinois we have no tax on "personal property"...just on real  
>> estate.
>> I have carried on a continuing argument with our county after they
>> suddenly
>> increased our real estate taxes because a new assessor discovered  
>> there
>> were
>> four towers on our land.  I have argued that the towers are personal