Monday, March 26, 2007

David Rehr Flip-Flops Again

David Rehr Flip Flops: Satellite threatens Local Radio, no wait, National Radio
via www.orbitcast.com, Mar 26th

David Rehr flip-flops: Satellite threatens Local Radio, no wait, National Radio.
David Rehr, President/CEO of the fan-favorite NAB, did his best to position terrestrial radio as struggling local broadcasters fighting the good fight in his Congressional testimony. But yet in his recent letter to the FCC, Rehr talks about how a merged satellite radio threatens national radio.
February 28, 2007 - Written testimony (PDF) in front of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Antitrust Task Force:
"...media industry observers have agreed that '[s]atellite radio is a national platform,' thereby clearly differing from locally-licensed and locally-oriented terrestrial broadcast stations."
March 22, 2007 - David Rehr's Letter (PDF) to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin:
"A satellite radio monopoly will also thwart program access by other media, especially regional and national radio networks."...read more: here