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NAB, Broadcasters Press FCC to End Ownership Caps
NAB, Sinclair, Scripps, Cox, Nexstar, Fox and a coalition of network affiliates filed reply comments rebutting arguments against deregulation by pay TV groups, unions, public interest groups and some smaller broadcasters
Carr: FCC Looking for Ways to ‘Empower’ Local Broadcasters
In a fireside chat at CES, Carr also said broadcasters who don’t like the public-interest standard could give up their licenses to become cable networks, YouTube channels or podcasters
Carr Appoints New FCC Chief Economist
Jonathan Williams takes on a new role in addition to serving as chief of the Office of Economics and Analytics
Board Votes to Dissolve Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Vote comes after Congress ended all funding for the 58-year-old organization
TV Tech’s Top Regulatory Stories of the Year
Regulatory issues relating free speech, the 3.0 transition, station ownership rules and Jimmy Kimmel dominated our list of the 20 most popular regulatory stories of 2025
FCC Bans All New Foreign-Made Drones
UAS and UAS critical component parts that are produced in foreign countries pose “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States,” a Executive Branch Interagency body ruled
FCC Extends Deadline for Comments on Upper C-Band Proposals
The NAB and aviation groups had asked for more time to comment on the agency’s Upper C-band proposals
New Poll Shows Widespread Opposition to Broadcast TV Station Mergers
Poll commissioned by opponents of lifting FCC station group ownership rules found that 72% opposed more consolidation
