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Well, this is my special interest – so I’m biased.

I really wish the market would support the kind of programming that the CPB funds, but looking at how radio has consolidated, how the gazillion channels of cable TV still manage to offer little in the way of diverse programming and I wonder how my niche will get filled.

This is cause I put my money behind, contributing as generously as I can, but I fear that still isn’t enough – when the bandwidth can generate more cash by providing still more of the same programming in a different package.

I guess there is the internet, but I think even there they are hamstrung by the arcane workings of copyright and market share.

I might be more comfortable with this if the FCC and other regulatory agencies were doing more to protect/ensure diversity of thought, free speech, and creativity – but recent trends have moved to restrict content, and yield to the market.

I believe in the market system and think it a tremendous tool, but I also believe that not everything can be reduced to a monetary value or popularity ranking. This one has me worried.