RY>>>> Sharon, how it works is there's Fox Network (the large company)   
    RY>>>> that owns a few large-market television stations, but provides   
    RY>>>> programming to local, smaller stations across the country. they   
    RY>>>> are known as Affiliates, as opposed to the "Owned and   
    RY>>>> Operateds" (O&O's). That's what a network is, a banding   
    RY>>>> together of small stations for nutual gain. Newscorp, which   
    RY>>>> owns Fox among many other things (like mewpapers,and   
    RY>>>> broadcastin companies here and in Europe and Australia) is a   
    RY>>>> giant Empire, well diversified.   
      
    SC>>> I forget what they call it from my college days, but what   
    SC>>> happened to the law that says that one person/company can't own   
    SC>>> more than a certain amount of radio, tv stations or newspapers.   
    SC>>> I think that went out of the window a long time ago. Everything   
    SC>>> is turning into a monopoly and nobody is stopping it.   
      
    RY>> "Monopoly".   
      
    RY>> There was a limit on how many total stations a corporation could   
    RY>> own, but about 10 years ago that was revised. Then, about 5 years   
    RY>> after that it was revised again. Then, last year, it was revised   
    RY>> yet again after the Commission changed Chairman.   
      
    SC> Gotta keep big business going. :-( When are those jobs leaving the   
    SC> country?   
      
   Tricky,but possible, don't give them Ideas..   
      
   "Aand now the evening news from Mumbai..."...   
      
      
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    * Origin: Ray's Rocket Shop - Out to Launch (1:3613/48)