ownership rules

The station group argued that the FCC can strengthen access to free broadcast sports by ending ownership caps and setting a firm date for the ATSC 3.0 transition

Association ties sports rights to ‘outdated’ ownership rules

On March 4 they will head to Capitol Hill to advocate for ownership rule reforms, AM radio and the future of local broadcasting

The study filed with the FCC found that in `the majority of duopolies, triopolies, and quadropolies’ station groups offered `essentially the same local news’

The transfers had been opposed by DirecTV who contended they would increase retrans fees and programming prices for consumers

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’