There are 970 radio stations in Venezuela, and over 200 are about to be silenced by the government of President Hugo Chavez. Venezuela Infrastructure Minister Diosdado Cabello told a weekend news program that there was “polarization over media coverage,” and he also accused some media company owners of “assuming political positions.” Cabello also claimed a reason for yanking the licenses of these radio stations is because of multiple ownership, claiming, “to have one radio station is a privilege but to have 40 is an abuse,” and adds, “there are 970 stations … many with with same licensees since 20-30 years. That situation has to change,” according to the report by VHeadline.com. The government is planning on taking over 154 FM & 86 AM stations, a plan Chavez has called a “media war” with private media companies.