ClearChannel Complains About XM, Sirius Radio 344
andyring writes "In the latest attempt by a big corporation with a failing business model to win by legislation and not in the marketplace, ClearChannel is whining to the FCC about XM Radio's recent foray into localized traffic and weather reports." Here I was thinking that satellite radio was a good thing for competition in radio.
Re:Pretty sad (Score:1, Funny)
Oh noes (Score:3, Funny)
When being beaten by a competitor, you have three choices. Bitch, moan, and complain to the government about it.
URL.... what??? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:nope (Score:2, Funny)
5 out of 5, Spain just change governments.
Re:"Failing business?" (Score:5, Funny)
Here's MY playlist (Score:5, Funny)
Clear Channel contends that patiotism demands that traffic reports only recommend right turns and not any of those pro-Dixie Chicks, gay marriage-ing, terr'ist aiding lefty turns.
As for the weather, well, Clear Channel says it's sunny days with n'ary a terr'ist in the skies for all God's chilluns under GW Bush, and there'll be pie in the sky when you die [fortunecity.com], and you that ain't got rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him / And high office relations [bobdylan.com], you can join the army, if you fail
But I saw you don't need a weather man/ To know which way the wind blows [bobdylan.com]. I say pretty soon it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall [bobdylan.com]
Cause I say the airwaves don't belong to a company in Texas, I say that this land belongs to you and me. [geocities.com]
And I hope my playlist here (figurtively) kills Fascists [subvertise.org]
Re:You've got it backwards. (Score:2, Funny)
I think we could beat that. I say we start sending shock jocks past satillites. Let them host their shows from the moon, or mars...
Re:nope (Score:3, Funny)
5 out of 5, Spain just change governments."
6 out of 6, rogue state Taiwan backs away from Bush. Better add them to the list.
Re:"Failing business?" (Score:3, Funny)
"Lovely?" Is that some kind of sexual reference?
Re:Here's MY playlist (Score:3, Funny)
So how do you explain 43 pretty patriotic guys going out on a Sunday afternoon and spending 4 hours making left turns?
Though you may have hit on why Clear Channel doesn't carry MRN/PRN.
And in related news... (Score:5, Funny)
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* MTV files complaint against cartoon network citing inappropriate programming for young people
* Sony files suit against the makers of pong saying it infringes on a patent they hold relative to Everquest
* DMCA seeks to expands its powers to incorporate people thinking about movies as being a violation of copyright.
* Comcast sues ESPN, citing that the cable channel is "too appealing" to some consumers and detracts from their 14 cubic zirconia shopping channels.
* Bush holds a press conference
Re:Radio Killed the Radio Star (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, we're going to tell you about how awful commercial-free music is... by running commercials...
yeah... (Score:5, Funny)
Besides, I don't even listen to radio while I'm doing $activity. I use my $mp3_player_brand or cd player.