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FCC Updates Agenda for Sept. 30 Open Commission Meeting
Items include a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Quadrennial review of broadcast ownership regulations
Venture Technologies Slams Proposals for ATSC Sunset in FCC Filing
`ATSC 3.0 will not revive broadcast television in an era defined by streaming,' the station group said in a filing that paints a bleak view of broadcasting's future
UPDATED: Nexstar's ABC Affiliates To Preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Nexstar joined Sinclair not airing the show's return on ABC on Sept. 23 but says it continues to have "productive" talks with Disney about the future
ABC Ends Suspension of `Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
The late night show will return to its regular schedule on Tuesday Sept. 23; Sinclair said it will continue to preempt the show
NAB: Broadcasters' First Amendment Freedoms Must Be Respected
“Broadcasters must be able to make decisions about the content on our airwaves free from government influence,” NAB’s LeGeyt wrote. “The First Amendment affords our stations — and all Americans — this fundamental right.”
Democrats Decry FCC Chair’s Attempts to `Threaten’ Media Companies, Demand Answers to FCC’s Role in `Censoring’ Kimmel
A letter to the FCC signed by Senate Democrats complained that the “FCC’s role in overseeing the public airwaves does not give it the power to act as a roving press censor”
Sinclair Says Kimmel Suspension Is Not Enough; Major Owner of ABC Affiliates Calls on FCC and ABC to Take Additional Action
Sinclair’s vice-chair said: `This incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks.’
FCC Commissioner Gomez Blasts ABC for Suspending Jimmy Kimmel
She called ABC’s decision a “cowardly corporate capitulation” to threats from the FCC to suspend broadcast licenses that have no legal basis in “facts or the law”
