[NewPacifica] Pacifica/Wpfw missed the boat.





Folks,Why have Pacifica, gone down the tube of commercialism and in the shape 
it's in today.And why do only one person in Pacifica, have total control over 
there programming and it's content ? [ Amy Goodman } When all producers and 
programmers in Pacifica had the same power at one time and what can be done 
about this ?What Pacifica, and Wpfw needs to do is Shape Public Opinion to have 
the US Congress look into the loss of individual broadcast FCC license holders 
Shared Responsibility with Owners of Radio Stations to the FCC for Programming 
and it's Content, when signed on to a station operation log.The individual FCC 
Broadcast License holders being always the first line defence for Pacifica, to 
the Government we got the best audio archive in the world and some things can't 
be played on radio today UNCENSORED.It was in the late 80s early 90s when Free 
Speech, Localism and Control over Programming and it's Content was taken out of 
the hands of the American People, that held a FCC Broadcast Licenses.I think 
this is what got Pacifica, to this point  today in the dumbing down of the 
American People that is said, to own the public air waves.What most American 
People don't understand is the US Congress and the FCC gave total control over 
programming and it's content to a few corporation and owners of radio stations 
in order to Shape Public Opinion and not to the individual local 
broadcaster.Under the Communication Act of 1934 radio stations was licensed to 
do two things, act as a navigational system for aircraft and provide in case of 
an Emergency Local Mass Communications.And with today's tech, I understand why 
radio stations are not used for aircraft navigation anymore.But I will always 
remember right to this day while I was serving in the military as part of the 
crew on a Navy P2V Aircraft lighting struck our trailing wire antenna and we 
lost all communication flying of Bermuda and we had to use the radio signal of 
WWVA a Radio Station in Wheeling, WVA in order to get back to the Good Ole USA. 
I have been reading a lot about the Sirius merger with XM Radio but who gives a 
dam when Local Control of a Terrestrial Emergency Mass Communication Outlet, 
Radio Station is the real issue for the American People, remember Katrina and 
whats going on in the mid west now.I'M so sorry that  folks now in Management 
Positions and Control of Pacifica/Wpfw air waves, as Volunteer Leaders at the 
station in the late 80s and early 90s missed the boat then and is still missing 
the boat now on this issue.They have the Power to Shape Public Opinion in the 
belly of the beast that could give Power Back to the American People that made 
Pacifica/Wpfw Great Radio. />>Peace and Love.A life time student of Mass 
Communication and a DC Hacker/Taxicab Owner/Driver over 40 years.>> Billy Ray 
Edwards 
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