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FCC Move Could Shut Down High School Radio Station

Posted by timothy on from the arrogance-at-play dept.

Saeed al-Sahaf writes "This probably has been happening all along, maybe just not in my area. A broadcasting company bought an FM radio station in The Dalles, Oregon (a little hick town east of Portland), and wants to move it to a much choicer market in Seattle, Washington. The FCC has given the green light for the move. Problem is, the frequency in Seattle is being used by a station owned by a local high school, Mercer Island High School. The school has appealed, saying the decision ignores the FCC's own rules, and questioned the FCC's assertion that there's space available elsewhere on the Seattle-area radio dial. The school says the proposal is 'little more than an effort to migrate from a rural community to an extremely well-served urban area.' Critics of the proposal contend that the move is an attempt to tap the much larger Seattle radio advertising market."

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  1. What! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean to tell me an agency of the United States government is putting corporate interests before the public's interests?

    I never thought I'd live to see the day!

  2. Actually this change... by Chordonblue · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...might do some good! :P

    "...KMCQ's {the nasty corporate commercial station} Web site says the station plays adult contemporary music and uses local announcers. KMIH (The 'hi skool', yo} plays hip-hop and R&B."

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  3. So instead of the FCC shutting them down... by emcron · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll take care of their site with a thorough slashdotting :-)

  4. Captain Obvious by Anthony+Boyd · · Score: 3, Funny
    Critics of the proposal contend that the move is an attempt to tap the much larger Seattle radio advertising market.

    Rich buyers: Hey, let's buy this station and move it to a profitable market!

    Critics: We're on to you! This is just an attempt to tap the much larger Seattle radio advertising market!

    Rich buyers (in deadpan tone): Gee. They discovered our secret.

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  5. the least of their problems... by louden+obscure · · Score: 2, Funny

    is their FCC skirmish. the name of the school paper is the "mercer high times."

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    Serenity now, insanity later.