Telecommunications Act of 1996

1996

With the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, corporate media mergers began to change the landscape for entertainment and broadcasting. Companies like ClearChannel began to buy up local radio stations around the country and syndicate their programming with automated content.

Chang, Jeff. Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generation. New York City: St. Martin’s Press, 2005.

Image Sources:
(1) "Federal Communications Commission - Wikipedia", Wikipedia, accessed on December 7th, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission