more on Public radio seeks recall of FM devices used in cars

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Matt Murray <mattm () optonline net>
Date: October 27, 2006 11:05:29 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Public radio seeks recall of FM devices used in cars

I am almost spitting tacks after reading this.

For decades J.C. Whitney, Radio Shack and other "electronic" vendors  
have sold FM modulators. Now all of a sudden when satellite radio is  
starting to pull listeners away from terrestrial broadcasting, does  
anyone, let alone National Public Radio, actually care about it?!?

Terrestrial broadcasting is doomed to become the AM radio of this  
generation. It only took them ten years to organize their beg-a-thons  
to run at the same time, so that listeners could not switch from one  
public radio station to another to avoid the pleading. If they had  
not abused my address and other contact info after a contribution, I  
might want to help them.

So the funding from Joan B. Kroc, is going to try and smite the FM  
modulators and satellite radio, instead of expanding a news  
department or two.

Where can I file a lawsuit saying that the NPR broadcasters are  
interfering with my Sirius Xact Stream/Jockey radio?

Matt Murray
Lifetime Sirius subscriber (the $499.99 lifetime package:  please,  
sir, give me more!)

----- Original Message ----- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ 
nationworld/bal-te.radio26oct26,1,1438693,print.story

> | Public radio seeks recall of FM devices used in cars
> | By Frank D. Roylance
> | sun reporter
> |
> | October 26, 2006
> |
> | Citing widespread interference on broadcast frequencies
> | used by its member stations, National Public Radio has
> | asked the Federal Communications Commission to order
> | recalls of millions of FM modulators that drivers use to
> | play satellite radios and iPods through their car stereos.



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