Both positions are wrong: Cuba for owning all radio/TV stations and no allowing free speech and the US gov't for allowing CLear Channel to own more than 1000 stations with barely any local programming.
Eduardo said:Both positions are wrong: Cuba for owning all radio/TV stations and no allowing free speech and the US gov't for allowing CLear Channel to own more than 1000 stations with barely any local programming.
Sure, because having one company own hundreds and hundreds of radio stations is absolutely democratic :DavidEduardo said:Eduardo said:Both positions are wrong: Cuba for owning all radio/TV stations and no allowing free speech and the US gov't for allowing CLear Channel to own more than 1000 stations with barely any local programming.
Clear Channel owns 840 stations, not "more than 1000." The own just over 5% of all stations in the US.
Most are locally programmed, using shared programming "workparts."
So that's wrong on both points.
Eduardo said:Clear Channel owns 840 stations, not "more than 1000." The own just over 5% of all stations in the US.
Sure, because having one company own hundreds and hundreds of radio stations is absolutely democratic :
Do any of the Cuban radio or TV stations broadcast commercial advertisements?
I've heard a number via E-skip and don't recall any of them being mono. (that includes Reloj. Believe me, it's a kick to hear that familiar format, loud & clear on FM!)
I don't recall hearing any Cuban FMs that *don't* have RDS. No call letters but the RDS does clearly identify which network you're listening to.
Chris Dunne I'm sure has a far better handle on this subject.
As far as radio goes, I do miss the days of limiting market ownership to 1 AM/1 FM/1 TV....it sure made more creative priogramming.....
I am surprised that CC owns <1000 though!
Now back to our thread.....
cd
Totalitarian governments with state run media don't report on dissent. Such occurrences are swept under the electronic carpet and ignored until fully repressed.With the recent political unrest I think it's time to revisit this thread.
I doubt things change much on the Cuban side of things. On the Miami side of things, I notice a tinge of optimism but much more cautiousness from what I've been able to hear.
Today, the only political stations from Miami are 670, 710 and 1040. The others have either switched to sports or to other ethnic programming.