FCC PROTEST THIS THURSDAY 5/29

Join the National Day of Protest in San Francisco on Thursday, May 29.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA

WHAT: No More Clear Channels! Stop the FCC Media Giveaway

WHEN: Thursday, May 29th 2003 5 PM - (the Thursday before the
FCC votes to dramatically deregulate the media)

WHERE: 340 Townsend Street, San Francisco

The FCC is poised to approve the most dramatic changes
to media ownership regulations in decades. Leading the
charge is FCC Chairman Michael Powell, Colin Powells
son, who essentially declared war on diversity in
media at the same time that his father was
spearheading the war against Iraq.

The Thursday before the June 2 FCC vote, media
activists and concerned citizens will protest at Clear
Channel radio stations throughout the United States
with the message: No More Clear Channels! Stop the FCC
Media Giveaway!

Clear Channel Communications is the poster child of
everything thats wrong with media deregulation. After
the media deregulation of 1996, Clear Channel gobbled
up hundreds of radio stations throughout the country
and now owns more than 1200 stations nationwide,
dominating the audience share in 100 of 112 major
markets. Not only is the company the worlds largest
radio broadcaster, its also the world largest concert
promoter and billboard advertising firm. Clear Channel
promotes a cookie-cutter style radio that has urban
stations throughout the country seemingly playing the
same seven songs. It shuts out independent artists and
eliminates local programming, The company also uses
its stations to promote its right-wing political
agenda, such as the pro-war rallies that Clear Channel
has sponsored in numerous cities since the start of
the war against Iraq.

In San Francisco, Clear Channel station KMEL fired
popular public affairs director Davey D after he
invited anti-war Congresswoman Barbara Lee to speak on
a KMEL public affairs show.

Lets send a message to the FCC and Congress before
the FCC vote on media deregulation:

PROTEST CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO AND THE MEDIA MONOPOLY!

Location:
Clear Channel/KMEL Office, 340 Townsend Street San
Francisco California

Sponsored By:
Sponsored by Media Alliance, Youth Media Council,
Global Exchange, and others. For more information,
415-255-7296 x263, andrea [at] globalexchange.org.

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