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Thread #33575   Message #449754
Posted By: Willie-O
26-Apr-01 - 09:16 AM
Thread Name: O Brother vs. Morons
Subject: RE: O Brother vs. Morons
DOUGR and whoever cares about "radio deregulation": I don't know what kind of deregulation there was left to do in the 90's that Al Gore could have participated in; as I understand it the most significant change occurred in 1986 on Reagan's watch, and by his direct decree. This was the elimination of the "fairness doctrine" which stated that radio news/spoken word programming had an obligation to present both sides of an issue. This change led directly to the proliferation of right-wing talk shows on American airwaves (there are a few liberal talk shows but they are vastly outnumbered), specifically on privately held stations. Like Rush Limbaugh & Howard Stern.

What other deregulation was there?

Willie-O in the Home of the CBC.