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FCC Approves Media Consolidation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday June 2, 2003 @05:18AM from the monopoly-players-pass-go dept.

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)."

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One channel to rule them all by Colonel+Panic · 2003-06-02 05:20 · Score: 5, Funny

...and no rules to bind them...
There's plenty of diversity on the radio by L.+VeGas · 2003-06-02 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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Whoo-Hooo! by ambisinistral · 2003-06-02 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

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.

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In Other News... by crazyphilman · 2003-06-02 05:34 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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...And Nothing to Watch by Nom+du+Keyboard · 2003-06-02 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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