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
Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do is they were simply out to maximize profit; if they were really public service institutions, not purely profit maximizing institutions.
the-public
rights success
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.
example
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.
race
The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years. I think this year it will be 60 percent more than 1996; well over twice as much as in 1992 in the presidential and congressional races.
But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.
finance culture
So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the license.
competition
The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters.
finance numbers
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