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Clear Channel Communications: Deal
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In Charlottesville, Virginia, the FCC has preliminarily denied a station transfer to Clear Channel and has scheduled a formal hearing to examine the situation. Big deal? Yes, because the FCC has not taken such an action since 1969 -- which, more than anything else, speaks to the FCC's lack of policy enforcement over the last thirty years and is one of the reasons why we have arrived at the current situation.
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[A]gain, that might be another reason Red Rock's stations would hold continued interest for deep-pocketed Clear Channel. Such a deal ... could include a Fox Network station as well, Red Rock's KQDS-TV, Channel 21.
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Fortunately, Farr is not alone in expressing concern over Clear Channel's shady business practices. He is joined by a handful of other vocal members of Congress, including Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, who has proposed a bill to deal with the issue.
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