Progressive Radio is being forced off the air.
Why?
The trend of media consolidation is especially abusive
to radio, where the original goals of the FCC have been
systematically perverted by a mix of
"conservative" politics and corporate greed that have dominated
American politics since the 1980's.
The FCC was established to:
Promote Diversity of
Opinion
Promote Diversity of Ownership
Promote Local Coverage of Issues and Events
Insure that Broadcasting Content is in the Public Interest
In an interview with FCC
Commissioner Jon Adelstein he acknowledged that the recent relaxing of
ownership rules has gone against all the principles that the FCC
originally stood for. A network of diverse groups from the right and
left: Christian Coalition, MoveOn, NRA, Common Cause, and many others
are working together to bring the issue to the public's attention and
fight to roll back the rule changes that have protected the public's
interests for more than 70 years.
Who's
watching your
radio?
SAVE KLSD- the
FILM !
This production focuses on a
liberal talk radio station, that was forced to change formats to
Sports Talk, even though 3 other stations in San Diego already
employed that format.
During the time that KLSD was under fire from
Clear Channel, three film makers, Jon Monday, Drew Reiff, and Jen
Douglas decided to film the events as they were unfolding, in order to
communicate something that is happening all around the country: the
narrowing of political discourse as a result of Media Consolidation.
To see a preview video,
click here: www.saveklsd.com/KLSD_Preview.wmv
Thousands signed the petition
to support KLSD, San Diego's only progressive talk station. Many
supported KLSD in other ways; as listeners and as participants in
the rallies to "Save KLSD".
Elected and appointed
officials from Local, Statewide, and Federal officials, media
members, and academics came forward to contirbute their
thoughts and actions to the project.
A partial list
includes:
Bree Walker, Phil Donahue, Amy Goodman,
former San Diego City Attorney Mark Aguirre, City Councilwoman Donna
Frye, Rep. Bob Filner, KLSD talk host Stacy Taylot, Air America host
Jon Elliot, FCC Commissioner Jon Adelstein, and many, many
others.
To view some heroic moments :
The filmmakers are now asking
you to support a grassroots-produced documentary about the effort to
save KLSD and the larger issues of media ownership and regulation.
Many small donations will enable
us to produce and distribute the documentary. The goal is to tell
the story of the rise and fall of KLSD and explain the larger
issues, thereby raising awareness about an important aspect of our
democracy that is eroding -- the ability to receive local and
diverse political opinions via our public
airwaves.
This film is now nearing completion and it is
time once again to ask for help from those of you who who hold dear
the value of free expression and a media that represents all points
of view and the free flow of information.
If you wish to
participate, by sponsoring a viewing party, helping in the
disribution of the DVD, linking or blogging about us or our work
please feel free to engage us. We do need your help.
Contact
Us
Pre-order the DVD now at a
cost of $20. Every donation, great or small is important
to us.
To donate any amount, simply click on this link and
securely donate through PayPal using your PayPal account or any credit
card:
You can also mail a check to:
Save KLSD, LLC
P.O. Box 43
Bonsall, CA 92003
A
documentary can't create change by itself, but it can enlighten,
inspire, and lead to change. We believe in the power of media.
We hope you agree and will help
the effort with a donation of $20
or more to help us get this DVD made and screened around
the country. It seemed to us that grassroots funding methods are in
keeping with the grassroots support for Progressive Talk Radio in San
Diego.
The film looks at the effort to save Clear
Channel-owned KLSD AM1360 progressive talk radio in San Diego, late in
2007 -- against a backdrop of increasing corporate media domination
and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to relax media
ownership rules even further. The film features grassroots rallies,
FCC hearings, and excerpts from the local “Stacy Taylor Show” on
KLSD, as well as interviews with on-air hosts, activists, policy
makers, and experts, such as FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein,
House of Representatives member Bob Filner, Air America Radio
personality Jon Elliot, Bob Edger, President and CEO of Common Cause,
and Eric Klinenberg, author of Fighting for Air, The Battle to
Control America’s Media.
The film will be screened at a
San Diego premiere in 2009 and will be available for purchase on
DVD. We will outreach to local organizations to screen the DVD and
will pursue inclusion at documentary film festivals nationally. We
also plan a public relations campaign to garner attention from major
news media. It's a tall order. Will you help us make it a
reality? The producers will donate $1.00 from the sale of each
DVD to organizations who are fighting against media
consolidation.
Thank you for your consideration.
P.S. As you know, KLSD became a
sports talk station in November 2007. The SaveKLSD grassroots group
has morphed into "CPR: Campaign for Progressive Radio -- San Diego"
to support progressive talk radio in San Diego and address larger
media issues.
Yahoo Email Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saveklsd/
Check with www.saveklsd.com
for news and updates about the film and the issues.
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