Join AFTRA Members to Testify Against Relaxed Media Ownership
Rules at Public Hearing in Nashville, Tennessee

Join with AFTRA members to oppose further harmful consolidation of the media industry. Attend this important official public hearing by the FCC in Nashville, TN, and make your voice heard.

The hearing date, time, and location are as follows:

Date:             Monday, December 11, 2006

Time:             1:00 p.m.

Location:       Belmont University 
                        Massey Performing Arts Center
                        Massey Concert Hall 
                        1900 Belmont Blvd
                        Nashville, TN

Click here to visit the to Massey Performing Arts Center website>>

Click here to see the Belmont Campus map and directions>>

The purpose of the hearing is to fully involve the public in the process of the 2006 Quadrennial Broadcast Media Ownership Review that the Commission is currently conducting.  The hearing is open to the public, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.  This hearing is the second in a series of media ownership hearings the Commission intends to hold across the country.

There will be two panels, each followed by a period for public comment. The first panel will examine issues affecting the music recording industry. The second panel will provide an overview of the Nashville market and issues affecting broadcasters and independent programmers. The hearing format will enable members of the public to participate via “open microphone.” 

Further details including names of the panelists will be released prior to the hearing. 

For additional information about the hearing, please visit the FCC website>>