http://www.chicago-music.org/live-nation-ticketmaster-merger-hearings/ 2239 S. Michigan Ave. · Suite 300 · Chicago, IL 60616 · Ph/Fax: 312.276.8457 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:03:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.chicago-music.org/live-nation-ticketmaster-merger-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-7 John Pazdan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:56:14 +0000 http://www.chicago-music.org/?p=495#comment-7 Over six years ago, "clear" channel started the same [EDIT] by trying to become a monopoly in communications/tv/radio. Fortunately, though the FCC was under the thumb of rethuglickins, Senator Russ Feingold and Cal Rep Waxman caught on to the bums rush CC was trying to pull. This was also partly due to the work of an organization I have been a proud member of almost since its inception., The Future of Music Coalition. I attended a forum at Georgetown (on my own dime) and was amazed by the fact that nobody from Chicago attended nor did anyone seem to be the least bit bothered. You can read about what happened here: http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/PRFCCdocket.cfm I would also recommend joining the group, as would i like to see the CMC become affiliated with the FMC. I volunteer to liaison. Over six years ago, “clear” channel started the same [EDIT] by trying to become a monopoly in communications/tv/radio. Fortunately, though the FCC was under the thumb of rethuglickins, Senator Russ Feingold and Cal Rep Waxman caught on to the bums rush CC was trying to pull. This was also partly due to the work of an organization I have been a proud member of almost since its inception., The Future of Music Coalition. I attended a forum at Georgetown (on my own dime) and was amazed by the fact that nobody from Chicago attended nor did anyone seem to be the least bit bothered. You can read about what happened here: http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/PRFCCdocket.cfm
I would also recommend joining the group, as would i like to see the CMC become affiliated with the FMC. I volunteer to liaison.

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