Re:Is Am Radio Dead?
by glaucon on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:27PM
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Just out of interest what sort of test do you have to pass to be a "Religious Station" ? If I start a cult of Elvis Presley followers do I get to operate a "Religious Station" ?
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Re:Is Am Radio Dead?
by AlbertCory on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:57PM
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There's no test. You just have to be a non-profit.
Re:Is Am Radio Dead?
by kristopolous on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:15PM
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It's a corporate filing status. That's your hurdle. There's a bunch of unusually generous benefits religions get.
For instance, religious workers is a separate and more forgiving visa process for immigration.
Next time you drive down through an immigrant community and see some implausibly high density of churches per block, that's what's going on.
Religious organizations are also exempt from minimum wage laws and have special carve outs for things like food inspection and OSHA.
Also they don't have to do property tax. They get all the protection of the state with zero of the responsibility.
Re:Is Am Radio Dead?
by AlbertCory on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @11:29PM
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He was talking about owning a radio station, though. Not all that stuff.
> If I start a cult of Elvis Presley followers do I get to operate a "Religious Station" ?
The 24 Hour Church of Elvis[0] definitely should have had a radio station.
Re:Is Am Radio Dead?
by PopAlongKid on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:58AM
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"At the end of the tour, Pierce would try (often desperately) to sell t-shirts."
Heh heh, I bought one!