after the repeal of some law in 1996 that
limited media channels to 40 stations, clearchannel now owns like 1400
stations (estimate) and have has one of the top 4 stations in like 90%
of all metropolitan areas. One source.
It wasn't the repeal of a law, it was the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act that deregulated the radio industry. It removed all restrictions on station ownership, and ever since then Clear Channel has been taking over. Accompanied by computer DJs, the same playlists at stations all over the U.S., and nothing on the radio that isn't paid for with what is essentially payola. It's one of the major reasons why CD sales are declining; people aren't being introduced to new artists, only the same rehash played by the Clear Channel conglomerate. And ironically enough, Clear Channel is still having financial problems.
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after the repeal of some law in 1996 that limited media channels to 40 stations, clearchannel now owns like 1400 stations (estimate) and have has one of the top 4 stations in like 90% of all metropolitan areas. One source.
It wasn't the repeal of a law, it was the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act that deregulated the radio industry. It removed all restrictions on station ownership, and ever since then Clear Channel has been taking over. Accompanied by computer DJs, the same playlists at stations all over the U.S., and nothing on the radio that isn't paid for with what is essentially payola. It's one of the major reasons why CD sales are declining; people aren't being introduced to new artists, only the same rehash played by the Clear Channel conglomerate. And ironically enough, Clear Channel is still having financial problems.