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Any guesses who is going to end up paying these fees in the end

I miss Longs. They were my go to in the summer for sweet corn. Like their cider and donuts as well. Close enough to the house to stop by in the middle of the week and skip the crowds

Nor the Presbyterian or Church of the Brethren churches I used to know.

I've been out of the game for so long I'm not sure it matters. Oh, for the days of that dreaded phone call. "The FCC's in town". Way back then we knew his first name. We all scrambled to get our **** in order. I doubt that happens now

I find it fascinating that the FCC chairperson doesn't know that networks don't have FCC license's. The licensing applies to STATIONS not networks. Can't Trump find any competent persons.

September 19 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-19

Virginia Dept of Transportation has just started using speed cameeras in several construction zones. Violators going 11 miles over the limit will receive tickets by mail. They go to the person who the vehicle is licensed to. Maybe they should do that on all roads. And fine vehicles who go under the speed limit as well. If you can't drive on the freeway, use the back roads. We'll all be safer.

That would be the time when OTA stations (not networks) were also required to conduct community assessments. I.E. actually talk to community leaders, all community leaders, every 3-5 years and lay out a plan for Public Affairs programming. True, a large part of this was performative but stations were required to at least get a pulse of the community. Both radio and TV. This was before they lifted restrictions on how many stations a company could own in a single market and how many markets they could be in. Now that big business has taken over I guess the only assessment that needs to be done is the one from the President. Trump just killed the Free Press part of the First Amendment.

He skipped those classes. Paid someone to take the tests

Land can be taxed. Without enough assets or income it would be hard to hold onto. Plus in a worst scenario economy the chances of selling such an asset would be close to slim and none. Went thru that with the Bush 1 post Iraq war recession. We had a house we could not sell.

I hope the Macron's take her for everything she owns. Forces her to live in a van down by the Potomac River

Hopefully the Resistance can hold out to then. I'm not really positive

The big thing to me is the FCC Chairman basically used Jimmy Kimmel as a bargaining chip to grant approval for a large purchase and Federal approval in regards to their license. "We can do it the hard way or the easy way" (not the exact quote but that was the drift. "You want this sale to go thru, you gotta do thisl Just think of MAGA's reaction if a Democratic administration had used the same tactics against the Fox owned TV stations in a similar situation, or to force the firing of one of the Fox News Channel's hosts? The current administration and his disciples have to tolerance for any form of criticism, yet they whine like two year olds when they are critiqued or asked to prove their claims. They are snowflakes. Prove me wrong

September 18 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-18

Or complained incessantly about "cancel culture" It seems like they're getting a big kick out of pretending to be offended.

More concise from ChatGPT

This is what I got from ChatGPT

Those of us who spent time in broadcasting warned about this when Congress relaxed ownership rules on local stations. We were poopooed by conservatives and libertarians at the time. This is on both parties...both Bush Sr and Clinton are among the complicit Welcome to the Orbanazation of America continues.

If we weren't in an internet monopoly by the local cable service (Cox, soon to become Crapcast) I'd cancel their service and stick with YouTube TV. I am already boycotting Nextstar owned stations, as well as ABC and Paramount. We need a nationwide boycott

Wow, There goes Obama spewing hate again!

We've been on a slow march for a while now. America Inc

This goes back to 1962. An episode of the Twilight Zone. Wonderful performance

September 17 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-17