Media consolidation has led to...

[Diane Monaco]

...restrictions on the free flow of information from diverse sources which 
violates the First Amendment.

Diane

November 18, 2002	

Commercial Radio Station Ownership Consolidation
Shown to Harm Artists and the Public, Says FMC Study

The unprecedented consolidation of the commercial radio industry that 
followed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has led to a loss of localism, 
less competition, fewer viewpoints and less diversity in radio programming 
in media markets across the country, according to "Radio Deregulation: Has 
It Served Citizens and Musicians?" a study released today by the Future of 
Music Coalition (FMC).
http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/PRradiostudy.cfm