The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

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The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years....

The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years....

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial...

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial...

Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some...

Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some...

And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable;...

And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable;...

Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want...

Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want...

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First,...

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First,...

And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they...

And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they...

The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done...

The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done...

When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco...

When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco...

The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the...

The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the...

So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of...

So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of...

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the...

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the...

So that what you tend to see is someone like a Rush Limbaugh, he's the...

So that what you tend to see is someone like a Rush Limbaugh, he's the...

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in...

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in...

So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the...

So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the...

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

So it's a much more difficult issue to organize around, because you can't get media...

So it's a much more difficult issue to organize around, because you can't get media...

Because Hightower's problem, among other things, is that advertisers would be a lot less interested...

Because Hightower's problem, among other things, is that advertisers would be a lot less interested...

As the mainstream media has become increasingly dependent on advertising revenues for support, it has...

As the mainstream media has become increasingly dependent on advertising revenues for support, it has...

Local television news, on both radio and television, is so appalling. Makes print journalism look...

Local television news, on both radio and television, is so appalling. Makes print journalism look...