With several country music legends set to testify before the Federal Communications Commission during a hearing in Nashville on media ownership rules this week, the agency might feel as if it’s in the House of Blues instead of the Grand Ole Opry.

Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Dobie Gray, Naomi Judd and Craig Wiseman are among the singer/songwriters who have tentatively agreed to testify Monday. Instead of singing a conservative country song, however, they will be singing the blues about the impact of the Republican-led FCC’s rules allowing big media companies to own more radio and TV stations in markets across America.

If the country music crowd would listen more to the Dixie Chicks than Toby Keith they would have a better chance of influencing American politics and government in a way that would protect their rights.

FCC to Hear Country Stars’ Tales of Woe on Media Ownership Rules

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