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Originally Posted by OvenMaster
The FCC Diversity Czar wants to have "...private broadcasting companies pay licensing fees equal to their total operating costs to allow public broadcasting outlets to spend the same on their operations as the private companies do."
Okay, sounds expensive to me. DAMN expensive.
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Sounds expensive to you?! Damn, I make my living at a TV station. I sure hope this isn't accurate or it doesn't come to pass. Times are tough for over the air broadcast. With the economy in the tank, advertisers aren't spending like they used to. We're all already laying people off and cutting everywhere we can.
Broadcasters use public air waves and we do have a responsibility. I happen to think there should be a reasonable amount of regulation of content. Things that are blatantly untrue, misleading or biased commentary masquerading as news should be kept in check. I think we should hear from all sides, not just the guys with the most money. But I don't think dinging the broadcasters to make it happen is fair.