FCC Approves Media Consolidation

evenprime writes "You can expect more media consolidation in the future. CBS is reporting that the FCC has approved the media deregulation that was previously discussed on Slashdot. Expect Clear Channel, Viacom and their kin to get bigger, and the radio to have even less diversity (a situation that some people think is responsible for falling CD sales)."

Comments

One channel to rule them all

[Colonel Panic]

...and no rules to bind them...

There's plenty of diversity on the radio

[L. VeGas]

I like all kinds of music.
As long as the radio plays both top-40 and pop, it doesn't really matter to me.

Whoo-Hooo!

[ambisinistral]

Now I'll be able to get even more Clear Channel stations on my radio! My motto is: you can never have too much gruel.

Re:I honestly don't care..

[Anonymous Coward]

I gave up watching TV and listening to the radio long ago. There's simply nothing good on anymore, and the radio has been crap for years...

And yet you're still reading and posting to /.

:)

Breaking News: Colonel Panic is a Thought Criminal

[burgburgburg]

All units converge on the last known location of "Colonel Panic" for prompt, efficient, friendly reeducation.

All those found conversing with the thought criminal will be treated in the same manner. Have a nice day. Or else.

On the upside...

[Rahga]

We can finally get Hal... er.. that is, Carson Daily to bring a digitized... er, again, I mean a personalized local Top 20 program to Temple, TX! Howard Stern will start pushing Textile Fabrication Vermont Teddy Bears to the local Wilsonart guys! It's a great day to be an American!

Weekly World News...

[vudujava]

...will prove to be the the only rag worth reading.

Re:Time to move to Canada.

[Anonymous Coward]

Great, CBC and no DirecTV. No thanks. Though Hockey Night is nice.

Re:I honestly don't care..

[the_2nd_coming]

yeah...you can...and no, there was no argument...the only thing was that the cost of say just HBO was the price of all the HBOs + the cost of the other 254 channels.

Welcome

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our new Clear Channel overlords.

In Other News...

[crazyphilman]

Oceania is now allied with Eastasia. Oceania has ALWAYS been allied with Eastasia.

I knew I recognized you somewhere...

[WankersRevenge]

seems like you get around a lot

Kidding aside, I absolutely agree with you. I think Dean Kootz put it best in his novel "Sieze the Night" when he stated that the collective intelligence of a family drops 5 IQ points per TV in a household.

...And Nothing to Watch

[Nom du Keyboard]

10,000 radio & TV stations
1,000 channels
100 years of broadcast history
10< owners
And still nothing to watch.

Variety

[uslinux.net]

The Good Ol' Boys (of Media) announced today that their formats will now be expanding. "We've got both type of music - country and western."

I guess I can kiss FM goodbye

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm already bored by the fact that most radio stations manage to play the same set of 12 songs all day long, over and over and over. A local Clear Channel radio (who else) in Austin even plays the same songs at the same time. So every time I leave home for work, I feel like Bill Murray in "Groundhog day".

Does anyone know of an in-dash CD player without FM radio?

Silver Lining

[shivianzealot]

Look on the bright side, kids; people in my area can, between two stations, watch The Simpsons four times on the average weekday, and soon maybe six or ten!

I for one, am quite pleased with this decision. It is a great day for Sienfeld re-reuns.

You, sir, are a lying sonofabitch!

[Anonymous Coward]

I strongly disagree with the halfbaked idea that the government should start taking less of my money! How DARE you even suggest such a possibility!

Re:Wrong

[dustman]

I'm keeping my eyes on the boarder for now.

Why, is he a member of the administration? That's the problem with renting rooms these days, you never know who to trust!

sorry, bad pun i know