GIaunt
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Joined: 08 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:06 am Post subject: Take back the airways... |
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The MSM is in violation of the FCC standards of operations. Google on "FCC +"public trust" +renewal" and select any of several results.
I am posting some exerpts below from one site. We need the FCC to use its teeth.... and we can help... We need to show how in this campaign they violated the public trust by letting their bias slant the reporting ...
Something else to do after Nov 3rd.... (sorry the excerpts are long)
from:
http://www.griid.org/fcc_license_renewal.shtml
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Why care about radio and television license renewal?
Despite what the radio and television broadcasters might want us to believe, the airwaves belong to the public, they are part of the public trust. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) grants licenses to entities who wish to use the airwaves at no cost…..they are FREE.
In an increasingly hyper-commercialized society it is important that the public airwaves serve the public interest. Fewer and fewer companies own the majority of radio and television stations and that can have extremely negative consequences for the public. Broadcasters wield tremendous power when it comes to determining what kind of information and entertainment the public has access to. This is the case with national and international stories. Where do people in any US community get good information about what the US government & military are doing in countries like Iraq or Colombia? For people to make informed decisions about how they want their tax dollars spent, they need good information.
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The Federal Communications Commission has 3 basic principals for granting and renewal of licenses: Radio and TV stations must serve
* the Public Interest,
* Convenience, and
* Necessity
Now these are fairly vague terms that the FCC has never really defined, but that does not prevent the public from engaging in a constant evaluation of what interest, convenience and necessity are.
Radio and TV stations must renew their licenses with the FCC every 8 years. It used to be every 3 years before 1981, then 5 years and after the 1996 Telecommunications Act it was changed to 8 years.
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individuals or organizations can either file general complaints or a formal petition to deny license renewal. The FCC has a detailed process on how to file both the general complaint and the petition to deny at the following web link -- http://www.fcc.gov/localism/renew_process_handout.pdf.
Complaints should be filed with the FCC after the deadline for station license renewal.
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