BIKE: Cyclists Speak Up at FCC Hearing

[Jeb Boyt]

Salon has posted an article on a hearing that the FCC held regarding how 
media companies serve their local communities.  The article closes with the 
following report on cyclists' objections to the recent comments from Clear 
Channel DJs:

"As for localism and serving communities, charity representatives at the 
hearing lauded the good work some media companies do in helping spread 
awareness and raise money for good causes. But several North Carolina locals 
expressed outrage over the recent behavior of a Clear Channel DJ for 
inciting violence against bicyclists. "The bikers were irate," says 
McConville, who attending the hearing.

"In September, Bob Dumas, morning man at Raleigh's WDCG-FM radio station, 
told listeners he hated to see bicycle riders on the road, laughed at 
stories about running cyclists down, and joked about throwing empty bottles 
at them. According to Bicycle magazine, it was the just the latest in a 
string of anti-bicycling rants recently aired on Clear Channel stations, 
with others erupting in San Jose, Cleveland and Houston.

"Powell told residents that complaints had been filed with the FCC over the 
incident, although he noted that the commission usually rules only on issues 
of indecency."

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/10/24/fcc/index.html

Jeb

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