You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

If you look at the history of broadcasting, what you find is the National Association...

If you look at the history of broadcasting, what you find is the National Association...

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...

The relationship between the media owner, their relationship isn't strictly with people and audiences. It's...

The relationship between the media owner, their relationship isn't strictly with people and audiences. It's...

Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest...

Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest...

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...

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,...

If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very...

If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very...

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...

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.