The NAACP, Media Alliance, the Youth Media Council, and Free Press are sponsoring an FCC hearing on media ownership at the Oakland Marriott, this Friday, October 27th starting at 5pm. Two FCC commissioners will be in attendance to hear comments from local broadcasters, listeners and media activists as they debate new ownership rules that would allow big media corporations to own even more of what we read, watch and listen to. Details

Previous FCC coverage on Indybay: 2002: FCC Raids Berkeley Liberation Radio | 2003: Media activists pack FCC hearing; corporations don't bother to show | Industry-friendly FCC Readies to Further Sell Out Airwaves | FCC Pays Courtesy Call to SF Liberation Radio | SF Liberation Radio Raided; Equipment Taken, No Arrests | 2004: FCC Hearing in Monterey | Feds Raid Free Radio Santa Cruz | 2006: Berkeley Liberation Radio Challenges Illegal Broadcasting Notice