"Larkin" wrote in message
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Ha, really strange when you think about it. "Pirate Station", huh? Who
is the bigger pirate, a small operation serving community needs or big
Clear Channel who couldn't care less about community needs? I would
love to see more people using THEIR airwaves to meet the needs of their
commnities. Perhaps it will give Michael "put the airwaves into the
hands of a few" Powell a wake up call, if congress won't.

Nice thought, but Congress wrote the laws, and the courts have interpreted
them. Fairly recently a court told the FCC that it's rules about multiple
ownership couldn't stand up since they didn't provide a legal reason for
restricting multiple ownership. Socially good didn't cut the ice in that
court, ie: "What basis do you have to claim that concentration of ownership
is bad?". With court decisions like that, what would you do if you were on
the FCC? [I think I'd resign.]

IIRC, the FCC does not represent itself in Federal court. IIRC the
Department of Justice represents all/most Federal agencies. The DoJ can
choose to not take on a case, leaving the FCC out in the cold.