FCC proposes backdoor rule that will effectively ban conservative talk radio

From what I read the FCC want to control talk radio through advisory boards. The advisory boards of course will be stacked with politically correct “progressives” who will not approve any talk radio they do not like. Tell the FCC you are against this or you may be listening to 24 hours of the Jerry Springer show.

NWV News — FCC Rule Endangers Conservative Talk Radio

In a stunning warning to all Americans, the non-partisan English First warned fans of national and local conservative talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dr. James Dobson, Laurie Roth and other conservative talk shows that a proposed Federal Communications Commission regulation could very well drive their favorite programs off the air.

“This is serious business! The FCC that is part of the executive branch — in essence — is taking control of the airwaves, rather than allowing the US Congress and Senate to propose legislation, openly debate that legislation and then vote on it. One can compare what’s being done in the name of fairness with Stalinism,” warns conservative political strategist Mike Baker.

“If you look at who is pushing this so-called Fairness Doctrine, most likely you’ll find center-left advocates in politics, government, academia, and the press,” adds Baker.

On January 24, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission published a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” in the Federal Register which, if ultimately adopted, would impose a back-door version of the discredited “Fairness Doctrine” upon America’s airwaves. The proposal-notice was so obscure that few even knew it existed, according to journalism Professor Jeff Hines of NYCC in Manhattan.

One of the key elements being bandied by the FCC in their plans for information control is “the advisory board system.”

According to FCC officials, these advisory boards “should include representatives of all segments of the community,” a requirement which would empower self-appointed “community leaders,” such as representatives of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) or the Center for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), to discourage commercial radio stations from airing discussions of controversial matters such as the costs of illegal immigration or the meaning of jihad.

“In other words, it’s a politically-correct scheme to silence dissenters and manipulate information gathering and dissemination,” said Mike Baker.