Lawyer Article
This is Protectionism at Its Worst
September 9, 2009
Recently RadioWorld published John Garziglia's article entitled "This is Protectionism at Its Worst."
Republished here courtesy of RadioWorld.
Abstract
For decades now, the Federal Communications Commission has awarded new radio station licenses by tying each license to a specific, singular community.
A singular city of license for a radio station is a concept that has taken on an out-of-proportion importance at the FCC. It is a fiction perpetuated by an FCC licensing scheme begun years ago that the commission has steadfastly refused to alter.