Does anyone know what the FCC's official policy is on this? The part that confuses me is that not every station in the market runs any sort of talk programming. Here's what I know about Portland, the market I'm currently in.
92.3 Classic Rock usually, runs talk programming at 7:00 Sunday morning.
94.7 Alternative, also runs talk Sunday mornings.
95.5, CHR all the way, no sign of breaking that format.
97.1 Variety Hits, talks on Sunday morning.
98.7, Country all the way.
99.5 also country all the way.
100.3 seems to run a local talk program Sunday mornings.
101.1 Westwood1 Weekend Review, though this is a news station, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if they went above and beyond for public affairs programming.
101.9 don't remember now, but I think they're AAA all the way, no break in format.
103.3 used to be a station that played music on Sunday mornings, but now has a local show, followed by the same syndicated show that's on 92.3.
105.1 Hot AC all the way.
105.9 Classic Rock all the way, though it had a talk program Sunday mornings a few years ago.
106.7 Classic Hits, with some sort of talk on Sunday mornings.
107.5 gold-leaning Rhythmic CHR playing music.
What's the policy here? It seems to me like a company has to provide s certain number of hours a week that can be divided however it wants. The Hot AC and the all news in Seattle are under common ownership, and the Hot AC doesn't break format.
92.3 Classic Rock usually, runs talk programming at 7:00 Sunday morning.
94.7 Alternative, also runs talk Sunday mornings.
95.5, CHR all the way, no sign of breaking that format.
97.1 Variety Hits, talks on Sunday morning.
98.7, Country all the way.
99.5 also country all the way.
100.3 seems to run a local talk program Sunday mornings.
101.1 Westwood1 Weekend Review, though this is a news station, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if they went above and beyond for public affairs programming.
101.9 don't remember now, but I think they're AAA all the way, no break in format.
103.3 used to be a station that played music on Sunday mornings, but now has a local show, followed by the same syndicated show that's on 92.3.
105.1 Hot AC all the way.
105.9 Classic Rock all the way, though it had a talk program Sunday mornings a few years ago.
106.7 Classic Hits, with some sort of talk on Sunday mornings.
107.5 gold-leaning Rhythmic CHR playing music.
What's the policy here? It seems to me like a company has to provide s certain number of hours a week that can be divided however it wants. The Hot AC and the all news in Seattle are under common ownership, and the Hot AC doesn't break format.