Submitted by Stephen Bingham (not verified) on March 3, 2008 - 6:03pm.
Morning Edition had a story last Friday about McCain and the FCC http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87783425
It caught my attention because the Pittsburgh case seemed to have too many similarities to what I fear may be happening now in Baltimore. Pittsburgh public television was going to sell one of its stations to a another broadcaster which in turn was going to transfer that station to a third broadcaster. Your Public Radio Holding Corporation controls three licenses. I don't know what Mr. Brandon intends to do with them but I fear that his plans may have something to do with "the sequence of events that led to the sudden cancellation of Marc’s show" and that may be why Brandon has refused to disclose this sequence of events. I don't know anything about Jerrold Starr (http://www.cipbonline.org/) but wouldn't be surprised if Marc knows a lot more about him. I have heard that satellite radio wants part of the FM spectrum that is currently reserved for public broadcasting. This includes 88.1. I haven't been able to find any evidence that this has leaked out. It may be nothing more than a rumor that has no basis in fact, known or unknown, but I, for one, am concerned.
Morning Edition had a story
Morning Edition had a story last Friday about McCain and the FCC http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87783425
It caught my attention because the Pittsburgh case seemed to have too many similarities to what I fear may be happening now in Baltimore. Pittsburgh public television was going to sell one of its stations to a another broadcaster which in turn was going to transfer that station to a third broadcaster. Your Public Radio Holding Corporation controls three licenses. I don't know what Mr. Brandon intends to do with them but I fear that his plans may have something to do with "the sequence of events that led to the sudden cancellation of Marc’s show" and that may be why Brandon has refused to disclose this sequence of events. I don't know anything about Jerrold Starr (http://www.cipbonline.org/) but wouldn't be surprised if Marc knows a lot more about him. I have heard that satellite radio wants part of the FM spectrum that is currently reserved for public broadcasting. This includes 88.1. I haven't been able to find any evidence that this has leaked out. It may be nothing more than a rumor that has no basis in fact, known or unknown, but I, for one, am concerned.