Why should we care about the concentration of radio ownership?

With the Telecommunications Act of 1996, many corporate giants saw the opportunity to buy more radio stations now that the limit was lifted by said Act. This is a big concern, because diversity is greatly reduced. Fewer people own the stations, so that means fewer input of ideas and variety for radio shows. Another concern is that fewer stations are programmed locally because group owners often supply programming from a central source. Fewer radio station owners than ever are local residents of the areas their stations serve. which limits their ability to understand local interests. News and information content lack genuine local input or diversity.Finally local stations are now automated and play just the prerecorded programming. These are all reasons why we should care about the concentration of radio ownership.