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Originally posted by pan6467
I guarantee if Bush wins Clear Channel either takes over Viacom or the FCC and the government find ways to shut it down.
Viacom is Clear Channel's last major competitor in radio, billboards and concert promotions. Once Viacom is gone all the smaller companies fall.
Once upon a time the GOP fought monopolies now they build them.
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Viacom vis a vie Infinity Broadcasting only owns 180 radio stations.
Clear Channel owns over 1200 stations and syndicates to over 1700.
The 3rd largest radio owner Cox is considerably less than Viacom coming in around 80 stations.
Infinity Outdoor is the largest billboard adversiter in the US, owned by Viacom.
As far as concert promotion, Viacom does cooperative advertising via MTV and VH1. Again, because the industry is incestuous, it also cannot hurt Viacom, because Viacom has no vested interests in the cross promotion, but the artists do.
While Viacom is the 3rd largest media corporation next to AOL Time Warner, and Disney, Clear Channel is a much much smaller company and ultimately cannot hurt Viacom.