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09-10-2006, 05:19 PM
Three hundred people turned out for a "Town Meeting on the Future of the Media" Thursday night, voicing concerns about greater media consolidation to Federal Communications Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein.
"This event couldn't be more timely," Copps told the audience at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "Just four weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it was once again turning its attention to the subject of media ownership and consolidation. Last time they did this, three years ago, it was near-disaster for America. We can't let that happen again."
The FCC recently launched a rulemaking that could change how many television stations one company can own and allow one company to own television stations, radio stations and the major daily newspaper in the same market.
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"This event couldn't be more timely," Copps told the audience at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "Just four weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it was once again turning its attention to the subject of media ownership and consolidation. Last time they did this, three years ago, it was near-disaster for America. We can't let that happen again."
The FCC recently launched a rulemaking that could change how many television stations one company can own and allow one company to own television stations, radio stations and the major daily newspaper in the same market.
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