Reply #98: Public radio airways

[randr]

The creation back in the late 50's early 60's of the public access band on the FM radio spectrum gave radio licenses, along with the grants to build the infrastructure, to hundreds of community and religious organizations. Many of these comprise our public radio and television networks along with hundreds of small community and college stations. Many others became a network of religious broadcasting organizations. Many of the religious broadcasters were able to transform this public asset into a vast empire of wealth, influence, property, thanks to the money they made from their large audiences. The proselytizing of evangelical based faith systems was most effective in building this empire.