I agreed it should be mentioned that Clear Channel specificlly owns the vast majority of billboard across the country as well. Further showing there domination of the public medium both in active i.e. radio/TV as well as passive media.

Where is Theodore Roosevelt now...

Beware of democrats , always pointing at one thing to get something else accomplished ... talk radio has exposed democrats unlike democrat dominated tv and hollywood . talk radio is the light that deomocrats wish to blow-out.

this is just a nitpick, but Infinity Radio hasnt exsisted in over a year. It became CBS-Radio after Viacom split into two companies, CBS and Viacom Properties. The above link that that held the data for the 25 percent ownership of Radio stations has info in it that's 4 years old at best.

Not that I dont agree with a majority of what the writer stated in the article, but citing old and/or erroneous information isn't the best way to sway a readers opinion.

Yeah...this is clearly all about taking away freedom of the airwaves as opposed to expanding it. Your statement makes perfect sense. Did someone talk about hanging Rush Limbaugh or something? Like what the fuck?

As someone who as worked in radio in a major market for over 3 years now I can tell you that Clear Channel and to a lesser extent the company formerly known as Infinity are complete and utter evil. Not to mention even without owning a radio station Clear Channel still holds power over the smaller ones since they own the vast majority of concert venues in any given area which forces the smaller companies to give in to clear channels demands and style in order to get concert tickets to give away on the air. Not to mention they'll always throw their money around to steal sponsors and to block certain types of promotions from happening. Why do you think NYC only as one rock station, Q104? Which sucks to begin with and absolutely no modern rock station. If it wasn't for Radio X on Long Island (which I don't work for) there would be no way for new music to be heard outside the internet and satelitte radio. And for all those people who say modern rock doesn't sell, take a look at KROQ in Cali, they do just fine. It's not like all the rock shows in NY don't sell out or there is no music scene here.

Ya know, I was going to try to be constructive here... and take the high road. But I just finished writing a 15,000 word technical document on standards and I don't know that I have the energy to be diplomatic.

First let me point out that I'm pretty middle of the road, perhaps a bit conservative on some topics. I'm not a Democrat, and not a Republican. I have no party affiliation in this country(My political party is German). So from a completely unbiased political standpoint, I have to ask. What in the HELL are you smoking clawed? Not to mention what color is the sky in this Vivid fantasy world?

Hollywood may lean democratic, I'll admit that. But TV? Unless you've been exclusively watching The Daily Show, I think you'd be hard pressed to say news has a democratic bias. They ultimately pander to the common denominator, and do what is most fiscally beneficial for themselves. Since Bush has taken office, there has been no real journalism for fear of being censured. I'm sure Nixon is spinning in his grave currently at the double standards. I've mourned Journalistic integrity lately.

What exactly has talk radio exposed on Democrats? That they're lucky to not count imbeciles with bloated self-worth and hypocritical viewpoints like Rush Limbaugh's on their side?

Not to mention what has happened to Habeas Corpus, Amendment rights, privacy, personal Liberties and freedoms in general. I come from a family with a long and proud military tradition, and that crap spits on the graves of every one of them. Jurisprudence under this administration is a frightening joke. But we won't get started on THAT topic as I'm sure there is a word limit here.

iTunes+ iPod. Done. And there's always NPR.

bout fing time we lost or only alt station in Philly 2 years ago to make way for another rap station (we know have 4) all owned by the same company

the fcc should worry less about nipple slips and more about what there turning our children in to (see ideocracy for a rough idea)

Clear Channel pisses me off.

ruins any chance to get a job in radio around here anymore.

After all, the Democrats were pushing so hard to keep the Republicans down for the last decade.

God damn it. I was just looking at their website, and they sound good. The east end gets totally boned radio station wise.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll fix the links in the original story. It's funny, a lot of the more current links that I read still referred to Infinity broadcasting as a current company; they must have based their writing on outdated data as well. Anyway, I'll update it to more accurately reflect the current situation.

If our so-called representatives have any guts they'll quit pretending to do something and go after the FCC itself --that agency is a corrupt club and that's the actual problem. More regulations are not the answer. The licensing and regulatory fees are so expensive that passing a fluffy "diversity bill" will accomplish nothing. On a side note: Keep in mind that it was Tipper Gore (wife of Al Gore) who headed up the nazi-house wife panel called the PMRC to put warning labels on music. I'm not thrilled with Dems getting involved in MY MUSIC yet again.