Radio is all up in arms because Congress is threatening to reintroduce the hated Fairness Doctrine that could stifle talk radio.
Talk radio is radio's best product right now (I'm not talking about their opinions, either). And radio is a hurtin' pup with advertising revenues being projected as declining in the year ahead.
The absence of the Fairness Doctrine allows a Rush Limbaugh or an Air America to have their say without providing equal time to opposing points of view. I understand what the Democrats are doing by threatening to bring it back, but it's all pointless.
1. The pro-Fairness Doctrine forces know they&hellip
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