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DirecTV Study Finds Consolidation Decreases `Quality’ and `Diversity' of Local News
By George Winslow published
The study filed with the FCC found that in `the majority of duopolies, triopolies, and quadropolies’ station groups offered `essentially the same local news’

Blumenthal Seeks FCC Records on ‘Weaponization’ of Equal Time Rule
By George Winslow published
FCC Democratic senator says the agency’s new guidance for talk and late-night TV is a ‘partisan censorship scheme’

When It Comes to the Upper C-Band, Wireless Carriers Want More
By Randy J. Stine published
5G and 6G service providers pressure the FCC for more spectrum for new services

FCC Chair Carr Urges Broadcasters to Air `Patriotic, Pro-America Programming’
By George Winslow published
He has established a voluntary `Pledge America Campaign’ for broadcasters to support America’s 250th Birthday

NAB Urges FCC to Tamp Down Reallocation Plans for Upper C-Band
By Randy J. Stine published
Compressing services into less spectrum creates a “Tetris-like” problem, NAB commented

Study: Station Groups Spending Millions Lobbying to Abolish Ownership Caps
By George Winslow published
Nexstar spent $3.2 million lobbying the FCC in 2025 on various issues while Sinclair spent $800,000, according a new report from OpenSecrets

NAB Says NextGen TV Rollout Threatened by `Uncertainty’, `Half-Measures’
By George Winslow published
The current `voluntary framework has reached the limits of what it can accomplish’ the NAB told the FCC

NRB Backs ATSC 3.0 Tuner and Must-Carry Requirements
By George Winslow published
FCC filing by religious broadcasters calls Next Gen TV “the future of broadcasting” and said a Next Gen TV tuner requirement will “protect viewers and ensure continuity of service”
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