New subject: OFF TOPIC Radio comments...

8 Jan 1999

 At the risk of turning off our new list member I'll throw my USD $0.02 
 into the fray. Commercial vs non-commercial broadcasting was a hot 
 topic back in the early 1920's when broadcasting first began on a 
 large scale in the U.S. Many people were opposed to crass commercials 
 for toothpaste, etc flooding the airwaves and wanted an alternative 
 which would have took the form of a use tax as in England.

 Interesting but true, one of the first if not the first radio stations 
 that was supported by commercials was WEAF in New York city, one of 
 several commercial stations owned by Ma Bell (AT&T). The chain of 
 stations owned by AT&T were sold to RCA to become NBC in 1926 
 following anti-trust suit threats and corporate fighting. AT&T and RCA 
 basically had come to a 'gentleman's agreement.'

 Marty

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Subject: OT! Re: Message formats
Author:  classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu at internet
Date:    1/8/99 2:53 AM

 On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Tony Duell wrote:

...
  The license is for something like 'installing and
operating a TV
 receiver'. The money from it is used to fund the BBC. One license covers 
 all the TVs (and VCRs, etc) in use at one 'household'. A colour license
 allows you to operate B/W TVs as well (but not vice versa of course). Yes 
 there are other terms, conditions and exceptions but that will do for now.  
 I'm sorry, but I just gotta say, requiring a license to watch TV is 
 something I would overthrow the government over.  I've never heard of a 
 more cockamamy tax.

 The way we fund public TV and radio in the U.S. is annoying (pledge 
 drives) but they only last for a couple weeks until the necessary funds 
 are accumulated and they only happen but once or twice a year (and I'm 
 proud to say I pay my "membership" dues dutifully...public radio in the US 
 is top notch).

 ObCC: Can't think of anything so screw it.

 Sellam                                    Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com 
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