Black Agenda Report, July 30, 2008
By Glen Ford

On February 17 of next year, 5,100 new digital TV channels are scheduled to become operational. Every single one of them is stolen. As a result Blacks, other minorities, unions, community organizations and all other non-rich societal stakeholders may be shut out of the main streams of television for the foreseeable future.

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