In the wake of Big Media’s latest round of radio closures, workers are refusing to let local broadcasting die. Co-operative ownership offers a viable alternative to corporate consolidation, writes Marc Edge, drawing on successful examples from across Canada to show how communities and journalists can reclaim media from profit-driven conglomerates.
  • grte@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    That would be great. The consolidation under iHeartRadio (nee Clear Channel) turned a lot of local stations into slop. They tuned the radio to one of their stations at work and I swear to god, it was the same playlist every single day maybe shuffled a little bit. And it seemed like half of the playlist was Taylor Swift. I’m not a hater or anything but that is a lot of radio time to give to one single (American) artist. I would love to have actual DJs showing me new music I haven’t heard before.