This is not a new idea. theleftcoaster brought it up twice that I know of, most recently in connection with the ABC mendacity known as "Path to 9/11." The continuing saga of radio station KSFO has brought this idea forward once again, so anticipating questions about it, here's the scoop.
Timing, as they say, is everything and railing against a radio station is best done when the renewal of broadcast licenses is on the line. There's good news and bad news here.
The bad news is that the three-year FCC radio licensing cycle has just been completed for the nation's radio stations to obtain their eight-year licenses, so there's nothing we can do right now. The good news is, if this crap keeps going on--and I expect it will--for the next four years, we have plenty of time to plan for the first renewal in the next wave of licensing, which begins in the spring of 2011.
I'll revisit this closer to that time, but here's a preview, and the teaser is, we can hit Disney right between the eyes all over the country.
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