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Ultra XGA - All Politics is Local:How Broadcasters Want to Silence Satellite Radioby Radley BalkoMost of the torrent of opposition to the FCC's modest proposal toloosen media ownership restrictions last year stemmed from fears thatthey'd lead to information flow and entertainment programming fallinginto the hands of just a few behemoth media conglomerates. In a recentissue of Reason magazine, Ben Compaine rather thoroughly elucidatedwhy those fears are unfounded. Still, if it's diversity mediaconsumers want, they should be thrilled with the onset and recentsuccess of satellite radio. The industry's two players -- XM andSirius -- offer a wide range of programming, hundreds of channelsbetween them that brush up against every conceivable musical niche, aswell as news, talk, sports, comedy, children's programming, and evenradio installments of cable programming from providers such as E! andVH1. At just $10 or so a month, satellite radio for many has been awelcome alternative to the rather dry, Top Forty-driven monotony of FMradio.Of course, any time a new competitor comes along with a new businessmodel offering consumers new choices, the old guard gets its danderup, and inevitably turns to the federal government to protect itsturf, and preserve market share. In this case, the old guard is oneof the oldest, the National Association of Broadcasters. NAB is adinosaur of the lobbying industry, both in its size and its age. AndNAB isn't at all happy that radio listeners would rather pay forsubscription radio than continue to endure the pap broadcast by itsmembers.http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/040120-tk.html
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