Black radio. (Letters).I FEEL FORTUNATE TO LIVE HERE IN COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , where there is Stop 26 River-bend Inc., an independent company that owns a local station and a few others in Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Cleveland and . (See "Battle for the Airwaves!" May 2003.) The local station, WVKO-AM, is a community station that provides urban talk on politics, religion, health and wellness, finances, culture, and activism. One of the station's flagship programs is the nationally syndicated Tom Pope Thomas "Tom" Pope is a professional English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra. Following an unsuccessful trial at the railwaymen, Pope opted to make his name in the lower leagues with Biddulph Victoria where he scored fifthteen goals in his first season Show, owned by the Powernomics Radio Network, which provides a daily dose of substantive talk on issues from a black perspective. Sure, there are the Clear Channel and Radio One stations, but we also have this rare gem. Detroit also has its independent, low-powered black programming, TV 68/Channel 33/88.1 FM [for instance], in spite of giants such as Comcast, who want to shut them down while allowing a Canadian channel to air for free. Comcast has sought to charge [TV 68] an estimated $33,000 per month just to operate. But in spite of the enormous opposition that many of the local, independent, black-owned stations face, they must fight, fight, fight to keep "tree" radio alive. They must not allow the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. to shut down the lines of communication "Lines of Communication" is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Synopsis Franklin and Marcus attempt to persuade the Mars resistance to assist Sheridan in opposing President Clark. that flow to the community. Mal Dixon Columbus, Ohio mal.dixon@lycos.com |
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