In an effort to maintain “fairness” on its public airwaves, the Australian equivalent of the FCC has found one of its radio stations “too popular,” and has forced it to play “unhosted country music programming” as punishment.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found Territory FM 98.7 in Alice Springs, Australia broke its narrowcasting license by playing too much mainstream music and other popular programming.
Territory FM 98.7 is run by Wiseguy Pty Ltd and buys its programming from Territory FM 104.1.
The community radio station played an eclectic music mix ranging of “anything from Buddy Holly to Pearl Jam,” said Territory FM 104.1 general manager Peter Perrin.
“It obviously became too popular,” said Perrin.
As punishment, the station must drop a popular syndicated morning show it purchased and play country music for 87% of its broadcasting day.
The station has been flooded with calls and e-mails from angry listeners unhappy with the governmental ruling.
Mr Perrin said they were disappointed by the ruling but it was not their licence, and they were only supplying the content that the licensee wanted.
“And secondly we want to comply with the rules – we’ve got to.”
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Well look. At first I was expecting this to be about drowning out the voice of Christianity, while spotlighting that of the secular world’s agenda.
It might as well be though. It’s like “big brother” forcing that radio station to do what they wanted. Because “they” had the power with which to force them to submit to their will in this matter.
Men slay me with this. Not even the Creator, Almighty Jehovah God FORCES anyone to do anything. He doesn’t even FORCE anyone to accept Christ. He instead offers us this most important choice of all eternity. God saw fit in His plan to give us free will to make our own choices. To say yes, or to say no.
There are too many “agenda’s” on this side of the world, and the other three corners of the earth as well, who are pushing forth that One World Government / One World religion plan that will enslave all created men under their authority. You know, the one that says submit or die.
Since I know the end of the Book, I know I will not be here for what is to come upon this planet until Christ returns. And I thank GOD in Heaven that I will not be. It will be too awful to contemplate what will happen to unregenerate man.
You may wonder why I always reference mostly what is to the Word of God? Prophecies that have and are still fulfilling every single day now. God’s Word is the only reliable truth in this world today. And it is just as true today as when it was written thousands of years ago. He spoke the words by inspiration of His Holy Spirit through holy men chosen of Almighty God.
And while everything else fades away or changes with time, He does not. And thus remains this fact:
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.”Matthew 24:35
So I’m just saying…. that whatever name it hides behind, whether it’s called by the name of “The Australian Communications and Media Authority” or not? It’s still an issue of a people being forced to submit to some man’s testosterone surges of “me heap big Media Power, you do what “I” say” Because I SAY so, when I say so.” =
Soon, sooner than some think, that will no longer be an issue. Mankind will finally see just where he did fit…I pray that many will see the Truth before it is too late for them to.
As for me–I am looking UP.
Wanda, you wrote: “Since I know the end of the Book, I know I will not be here for what is to come upon this planet until Christ returns”.
But what does Yaweh’s Word now really say about that subject?
Read “The Rapture Theory; What Does God’s Word Says About It?” at:
http://www.biblestudysite.com/rapture.htm#1
Wanda,
You epitomise the typical community radio listener…a complete loony!
Nice discussion but what does it have to do with an idiotic ruling that penalizes a station for being too good!
Won’t be long before it happens here. If it is stupid one of our politicians will adopt it!