The views expressed on this page are those of this site's Webmaster, and DO NOT necessarily reflect the opinions of the DX hobby or the broadcast industry. However, this is what this site's Webmaster believes to be the truth that people fail to see.
Did you know that there are a few radio clubs that deny it's members the right to speak freely on even controversial subjects in the DX hobby, contrary to the First Amendment? DXers certainly have the right to speak their minds, yet, these rights are illegally taken away by the management of these radio clubs. Radio clubs have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to take the right for members to speak their minds away from them!
It's obvious...there just isn't enough diversity on the airwaves. Not enough new on-air talent being tried, smaller-market stations being dehumanized by automation...what's next? The writer of this article does not agree with the National Association of Broadcasters, who continue to favor a monopolistic approach to radio ownership.
AM Stereo is a technology that turned 20 years old in 1999, yet, the number of stations broadcasting with this fairly new technology is declining. The FCC made the illogical move of taking a "hands off", or "marketplace" approach, to settle the AM Stereo matter. The result is that AM Stereo has not gone over very well, unlike with FM Stereo in the 1960s and 1970s. This commentary not only points the finger of blame at the FCC, but also at consumer groups who opposed the proposal to require all receivers capable of receiving FM Stereo to also receive AM Stereo.