What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the political spectrum, sort of left-right terms we used to describe people don't really hold here exactly.

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One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media...

One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is...

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is...

Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do...

Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do...

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 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,...

Also, the commercial media in a superior position, really, to any other corporate lobby, because...

Also, the commercial media in a superior position, really, to any other corporate lobby, because...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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;...

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...

Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that...

Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that...

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...