But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media. Robert McChesney attitudechangemedium Change image and share on social
If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't want to antagonize them. Robert McChesney affiliateantagonizearea share on social
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. Robert McChesney barriercommercialhalf Change image and share on social
And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable; and unless it is, it's going to be very hard to change anything else for the better in this country. Robert McChesney accountablebroadcastchange Change image and share on social
If you look at the history of broadcasting, what you find is the National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association whose mission is to protect the interests of the commercial broadcasters. Robert McChesney associationbroadcastbroadcaster Change image and share on social
When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York and Chicago, it was picking the winners of the competition; it wasn't setting the terms of the competition. Robert McChesney angeleschicagocompany share on social
Because Hightower's problem, among other things, is that advertisers would be a lot less interested in his show than in Limbaugh's, even if they have similar ratings, because of what Hightower is saying. Robert McChesney advertiserhightowerinterest share on social
So that what you tend to see is someone like a Rush Limbaugh, he's the classic case because he's the most successful, he didn't sort of like come out of his mother's womb with the highest ratings in the country. Robert McChesney caseclassiccountry share on social
So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the license. Robert McChesney competitionlicenserun Change image and share on social
And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they have to pay for the airwaves they use, for their services. Robert McChesney airwavecelloperator Change image and share on social
