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NBCUniversal Blasts Idea of Two-Tiered Station Ownership Rules
By George Winslow published
FCC filing said that there should not be two separate ownership caps for network O&Os and other TV station groups

LPTV Broadcasters: Costs of ATSC 3.0 Transition Could Force `Many’ Stations Out of Business
By George Winslow published
In an FCC filing opposing the NAB’s plans to sunset ATSC broadcasts, the LPTVBA said broadcasters should not be forced to convert to ATSC 3.0

Broad Coalition of Broadcasters Urge FCC to Eliminate National TV Ownership Cap
By George Winslow published
The joint filing by the NAB and other broadcasters “reflects an extraordinary level of consensus across America’s broadcasters,” that the rules must change, NAB’s LeGeyt said

Newsmax CEO Blasts Efforts to End Ownership Caps
By George Winslow published
Ruddy, a longtime friend of President Trump, told the FCC that it must maintain `the 39% limit' and eliminate `the outdated' UHF discount

Sinclair CEO Ripley Meets with FCC Chair Carr in Push for Ownership Deregulation and NextGen TV Transition
By George Winslow published
The agency needs to move `expeditiously’ to approve the NAB’s proposed ATSC sunset Sinclair’s McFadden wrote in a letter describing the meeting

FCC Deletes More Rules
By George Winslow published
The Media Bureau has repealed 43 regulations relating to cable and satellite service providers it has deemed “obsolete” and "unnecessary"

Schiff Questions FCC About Paramount Merger, Colbert Cancellation
By George Winslow published
The merger approval, “if influenced by President Trump, would set a dangerous precedent of political interference in and corruption of the FCC’s merger approval process,” Schiff wrote in a letter to Carr

FCC Settles Longstanding Investigation of Cunningham Broadcasting; Renews Six Station Licenses
By George Winslow published
The agency has settled another investigation relating to children’s programming violations in the 2018 `Hot Wheels’ case
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