tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post2506245805026749858..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Coffee Bowl BrowsingFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75395530749697304192010-04-02T21:58:38.421-05:002010-04-02T21:58:38.421-05:00"If you don't read the papers, you are un..."If you don't read the papers, you are uninformed. If you read the papers, you are misinformed." Mark TwainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-19714268840086880682010-04-02T12:32:37.306-05:002010-04-02T12:32:37.306-05:00While I'm concerned about abuse of the powers ...While I'm concerned about abuse of the powers of the FCC, despite what Suderman says, it does perform some useful functions, especially in regulation of radio transmissions. The radio spectrum is a scarce public resource, and without governmental oversight it would become close to useless. Even most libertarians agree that this is a proper role of government.<br /><br />For example, despite the growth of Internet media, AM/FM radio broadcast is still a useful source of entertainment and information which can be accessed with an inexpensive device. The FCC allocates licenses to broadcast stations which govern their transmitter frequency, location, power, and antenna radiation pattern in such a way that there is minimal interference between transmitters. Without such control, anyone with enough money could put up a powerful transmitter that blow away other stations that compete either commercially or have a competing point of view.<br /><br />It is certainly possible that this regulation of radio station licenses has and will be abused, but someone has to do it.Greg Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290074804358990591noreply@blogger.com