AFTRA RALLY AGAINST CLEAR CHANNEL March 27 12:30 P.M. - 2 P.M.Posted by Lisa at March 25, 2003 10:34 AM | TrackBack(Clear Channel is an organizer of pro war rallies;
sent a memo to their 1000+ stations suggesting they
NOT play John Lennon's "Imagine" and a multitude of
other songs right after 9/11; has links to Bush
Administration; and also are accused of unfair
practices by artists touring who, in order to get
airplay on their stations in certain markets, must use
Clear Channel promoters.)* * *
original call from AFTRA:
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
March 2003AFTRA
New York
LocalAFTRA RALLY
at BRYANT PARK,
Thursday, MARCH 27th at 12:30 PMClear Channel Communications,
the owner of WKTU, WLTW, WAXQ, WWPR, and WHTZ,
wants the right to fire DJs and replace them with
cheaper, out-of-state announcers who pre-record shows
through a process called "voice-tracking."Clear Channel Communications wants to take the
hometown voices out of New York City radio.
COME TO THE RALLY TO
SUPPORT AND MEET
THE DJs YOU LISTEN TO EVERYDAY!
Bryant Park
42nd Street and 6th Avenue at the Fountain
Thursday, March 27th
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
For more information contact:
Broadcast Department,
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists,
New York Localwww.keepnyradiolive.com
(212) 532-0800It is a fight we are in together.
Here in Indianapolis, ClearChannel already owns everything. As we came out of a restaurant this past weekend, I noticed the billboard on the road was for ClearChannel. The tagline was "Giving local heroes voices." I guess as long as they are local to *somehwere*, just not local to us.
Posted by: Mark on March 25, 2003 05:15 PM