STOP T RADIO

To:  Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Legislature and MBTA Board of Directors

Dear Citizens:

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on October 10th started broadcasting continuous radio advertisements and music at South Station, North Station and Airport Station with a plan to expand the continuous radio broadcast system-wide after Thanksgiving. The radio broadcast will adversely monopolize this historic First Amendment public space:

1. Curtail and Interfere with Conversations of all MBTA patrons
2. Curtail and Interfere with Reading of all MBTA patrons
3. Target ads to all School Children who use the MBTA
4. Curtail and Eliminate Subway Performances

We, the undersigned, support the diversity of expression of patrons and artists in the subway. We petition Governor Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Board of Directors to stop the T-Radio broadcasts.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The STOP T RADIO Petition to Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Legislature and MBTA Board of Directors was created by Street Arts and Buskers Advocates and written by Stephen Baird (stephenbaird@surfglobal.net).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.