RTP-area local music and culture

[Brian Russell <brussell AT ibiblio.org>]

Check out the analysis on the lawyers site. (long Link at bottom)
File a comment on the FCC site here
<http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/Upload?hot_docket=1008200813%7CRM- 
10803%7CLocalism+Task+Force&Send=Continue>

-Brian

http://www.fcc.gov/localism/

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New Broadcast Localism Inquiry

The FCC has issued a wide-ranging notice of inquiry in which it invites
public comment on all aspects of localism in broadcasting. The  
Commission emphasizes that, along with competition and diversity,  
localism has been a fundamental basis for broadcast regulation.  
Although the three factors are often viewed together, the Commission  
seeks in this inquiry to focus upon behavioral approaches to promote  
localism, regardless of ownership or competitive considerations. In an  
article at the link below, Womble Carlyle's Peter Gutmann examines the  
FCC's particular concerns with respect to broadcast localism.

<http://www.wcsr.com/FSL5CS/telecommunicationmemos/ 
telecommunicationmemos1761.asp>