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satellite radio capability in most
all radio equipment. “Sales in
Columbia have doubled in the past
year,” said King. Satellite radio
equipment costs about $160 and
about $10 a month to subscribe.
Satellite radio’s newfound pop
ularity, along with the Internet
file sharing, casts a shadow over
corporate radio, said Michael
Bracy, director of Government
Relations for the Future of Music
Coalition. “The airwaves are free
and we shouldn’t have to settle out
to pay for something different,”
said Bracy. “It’s interesting to
think that local radio is so bad
that local people are willing to pay
$10 a month to hear satellite,”
Bracy said.
Last month the FCC estab
lished new broadcast ownership
policies, eliminating cross-own
ership restrictions in large cities
that prevented any one company
from owning both a TV station
and a newspaper or radio station.
The decision also allows any indi
vidual broadcast company to
reach 45 percent of the national
audience, as opposed to the previ
ous 35 percent cap.
Last week, however, the House
voted 400-21 to prevent the FCC
from raising media ownership to
the new 45 percent cap by block
ing the necessary funding. The
Senate vote is not expected until
after Labor Day.
WNOK Director T. J. McKay
sites satellite radio and the
Internet as a needed challenge. “It
makes radio workJiarder to play
the best music and examine new
artists and new styles of music,”
said McKay. “It’s definitely a pos
itive thing.” WNOK is owned by
Clear Channel, which owns about
1200 stations nationwide.
McKay said he isn’t worried
about satellite radio. “We offer so
much more than Internet and satel
lite as far as local content—weath
er, traffic, news, contests,” he said.
“These are things that Internet and
satellite don’t offer.”
Consolidation is a hotly debat
ed subject in the music industry.
According to Jenny Toomey of the
Future of Music Coalition, dereg
ulation of the radio industry “has
led to less competition, fewer
viewpoints and less diversity in
programming.”
The level of professionalism has
increased with consolidation, how
ever, said Dave Stewart, program
director of WARQ, which is owned
by Inner City Broadcasting. “There
are more choices now than when I
was here in 1992,” he said. “A lot
more choices.”
“When you consolidate a lot of
stations under an umbrella, you
really want them to perform and
have a separate niche,” said Bill
McElveen, general manager of
Citadel Broadcasting, which owns
four stations in Columbia.
“The advantage of working for
Clear Channel is the resources all
over the country for marketing,
promotional tools and music in
formation,” said McKay. “We’re
very informed. And 100 percent of
our content is focused on what
Columbia wants.”
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POLICE REPORT
Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6a.m.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6p.m.-6a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
0 Violent
© Nonviolent
These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department
Compiled by Gabrielle Sinclair.
Wednesday, July
23
0 LARCENY OF LICENSE
PLATE. 1328 WHEAT ST.
Complainant stated that
unknown person(s) did
remove her license plate from
her vehicle. Reporting officer
N.U. Beza.
Sunday, July 27
0 CHEMICAL EXPLOSION.
631 SUMTER ST.
Reporting officer Friels
responded to a fire alarm call
in which the fire panel
indicated that the building
was in general alarm. Once
on scene, Friels observed a
large flow of water flowing
from the room and the
sprinkler system was
activated. Columbia fire
department was notified and
responded to the scene.
Monday, July 28
(5) INFORMATION. (OFF MAP)
JULIAN’S PUCE.
Complainant stated that
unknown subject walked past
her window to the edge of the
woods, turned, looked at her and
waved, sat on the ground, and
slid down the hill and crossed
the road. Reporting officer: R.B.
Baker.
© MALICIOUS INJURY TO REAL
PROPERTY. 937 ASSEMBLY
ST.
Unknown person(s) by
unknown means did strike
the glass door on the south
side of the building, causing
multiple cracks in the glass.
Estimated damage: $100.
® LARCENY OF TOOLS. 1112
GREENEST.
Victim stated that unknown
person(s) did remove the
following: a Milwaukee
Cordless drill with two
batteries and charger, a
Black and flecker cordless
drill with two batteries and
charger, a red cordless dril
with two batteries and
charger, and a chrome deep
well socket set in a blue
metal tray. Total estimated
value: $805. Reporting officer:
J.B. Coaxum.
© SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.
(OFF MAP)
Victim stated Ying Kang
Zhou was sending him e
mails harassing him. Victim
stated Zhou referenced
matter that is private.
Reporting officer: D. Hare.
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