False Premises, False Promises: A Quantitative History of Ownership Consolidation in the Radio Industry
Contributing Organization(s): Future of Music Coalition
Author(s)/Creator(s): Peter DiCola
Publishing Date: 2006-12-13
Issue Areas: Arts and Culture; Media; Government Reform
Ownership/Rights Info: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
Data in the report shows that station ownership consolidation at the national and local levels has led to fewer choices in radio programming and harmed the listening public and those working in the music and media industries, including DJs, programmers and musicians.
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Type/Format: CaseStudy
Language code: English
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