Why should we care about the concentration of radio ownership?

We should be deeply concerned about the concentration of radio ownership otherwise known as media consolidation. What is happening is that few huge corporations are expanding by taking over our local radio stations and by that local and independent owners are pushed of the airwaves and out of the market. This means fewer voices and viewpoints, less diversity in ownership and programming, less coverage of local issues that matter to communities, and simply more biased journalism that abuses power. This is clearly a danger for our world democracy. The reason for this change to less individual ownership is mostly due to the fact that The Telecommunications Act of 1996 lifted ownership limits for radio stations leading to radio consolidation. An example is how Clear Channel In owns about 12,000 radio stations across the country. Before the change a company couldn't own more than 40 stations nationwide.

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