FCC Public Hearing on Media Consolidation: Live! Friday, November 9th, starting at 3:00pm PST - On the air, and online at kpfa.org
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Seattle's ready for the FCC, but is the FCC ready for Seattle? The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled its final public hearing on media ownership in one of the strongholds of the media democracy movement. The hearing will clear the way for the FCC to make dramatic increases in the amount of broadcast and print media one company can own. The hearing has been called on
five business days' notice, prompting a sharp critique from the Commission's Democratic minority, who wrote: "Clearly, the rush is on to push media consolidation to a quick and ill-considered vote. It shows there is a preordained outcome." Larry Bensky hosts live coverage of the protests in the streets and the hearing chamber, with expert guests and listener call-ins. Read the
KPFA press release about the broadcast here.
Note: Broadcast will continue until 11pm. The November 9th edition Hard Knock Radio will be available on the KPFA website: kpfa.org.
Left to Right: Kevin J. Martin (R-NC), Deborah Taylor Tate (R-TN), Michael J. Copps (D-WI), Robert M. McDowell (R-VA), Jonathan S. Adelstein (D-SD).
The FCC is headed by a group of non-elected commissioners, three of whom are Republicans. From the FCC website: "The FCC is directed by five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for 5-year terms. Only three Commissioners may be members of the same political party. None of them can have a financial interest in any Commission-related business. Learn more about this commission at: fcc.gov/commissioners
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