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 Operateds"   
    RY>>> (O&O's). That's what a network is, a banding together of small   
    RY>>> stations for nutual gain. Newscorp, which owns Fox among many   
    RY>>> other things (like mewpapers,and broadcastin companies here and   
    RY>>> in Europe and Australia) is a 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. I   
    SC>> think that went out of the window a long time ago. Everything is   
    SC>> turning into a monopoly and nobody is stopping it.   
      
    RY> "Monopoly".   
      
    RY> There was a limit on how many total stations a corporation could own,   
    RY> but about 10 years ago that was revised. Then, about 5 years after   
    RY> that it was revised again. Then, last year, it was revised yet again   
    RY> after the Commission changed Chairman.   
      
   Gotta keep big business going. :-( When are those jobs leaving the country?   
      
   Sharon   
      
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