Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and every so often the Christian Right is right about something. Recently, the American Family Association (a Christian right lobbying group) sent out an email to their membership list warning them about "BusRadio." In some school districts in MA this fall, school children will be subjected to corporate marketing over the radio. If you have children in the public schools, now would be a good time to alert your representatives that you do not want your kids to be forced to listen to corporate advertising on the way to school every day.
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June 21, 2006--Some Massachusetts school buses soon will be equipped with a private radio network that plays age-appropriate content for students to listen to on their way to and from school, including music, games, safety tips, and advertisements.
BusRadio, the Needham, Mass., company that plans to implement the programming, bills its service as a way to keep kids entertained and well behaved while riding the bus. Critics of the service say it's just another vehicle for delivering ads to kids--think "Channel One" on wheels.
During a one-hour show, BusRadio says, students will hear 44 minutes of music and news, six minutes of public service announcements, eight minutes of corporate sponsorships, and two minutes of contests.
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