ownership rules

Nexstar spent $3.2 million lobbying the FCC in 2025 on various issues while Sinclair spent $800,000, according a new report from OpenSecrets

`Fewer than half of TV stations now report that their local news operations are profitable,” NAB’s LeGeyt told Senators

The Commissioner used the State of the Net Conference to advocate for guardrails

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing set for Feb. 10 will pay particular attention to the rule prohibiting station groups from reaching no more than 39% of TV homes

In a new blog post, the association argues that the ownership rules `no longer serves the public interest, stifling the voices of religious broadcasters’

Lengthy list includes holding broadcasters `accountable to their public interest obligations’, work on the NextGen TV transition and launching an inquiry into network affiliate relations

128 page filing says there is `no justification to keep…local ownership rules’

FCC International Center for Law & Economics advocates ending 'the regulatory asymmetry between broadcasters and streaming competitors'

Comments on what promises to be a landmark review of ownership rules are due Dec. 17

Acknowledging the role of ATSC 3.0 in shoring up broadcasters financially, changing ownership regulations raises policy questions, the Democratic commissioner says