April 26, 2001
Powell at NAB 2001
source: R & R Online

The FCC Chairman told NAB 2001 attendees yesterday at a breakfast session that "there's no effective way to measure diversity" and that having multiple owners of radio stations does not necessarily mean that there's a diverse choice in the minds of consumers. Powell rejected the idea that the only way to achieve diversity is by government mandate, and he said that the FCC under his direction is unlikely to launch any LPFM program. "We are just going to follow through on what we've been told to do [by Congress]. We'll see where we end up."

posted on April 26, 2001 06:31 PM