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FCC Probe Into NPR, PBS Denounced as 'Attack on the Freedom of the Press'.
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Such an investigation is long overdue. My local NPR station broadcasts nothing but commercials.
Is this sarcasm? Sponsorships are not the same as ads.
It's got to be. Listening to NPR has spoiled me to the point where I can't listen to regular music stations anymore because of the commercials.
Not sure what practical difference there is between a sponsorship and an ad. Anytime I try to listen to my local public radio, each and every segment starts off with "this report brought to you by .....blah blah blah...."
Do you never listen to any other radio stations? You know, like pretty much every other radio station out there that has a good 3-4 actual fully-produced (and often highly irritating) radio commercials every 15 minutes?
Also, please explain how public radio is supposed to survive without corporate underwriters. Especially now that the meager amount of federal funding they get is about to be taken away from them.
I listen to NPR all the time and I have never once heard a commercial.