Latest about ownership rules
FCC Votes to Modify TV Station Ownership Caps
Regulation The change, allowing the agency to approve mergers exceeding the 39% cap on a case-by-case basis, is likely to face legal challenges
NAB Meets With Trusty on Ownership Caps
LeGeyt and others reiterated their support for an FCC proposal to remove a rigid 39% ownership cap on station groups
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for August Open Meeting
Vote on replacing TV station ownership rule will be accompanied by the Commissioners considering plans to opening up more unlicensed spectrum and other issues.
Analyst: Preliminary Injunction Halting Nexstar/Tegna Deal `Could Ice Broadcast M&A’
If the judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking the integration of Nexstar and Tegna, the trial and appeals could eat up most of 2026 and 2027
Sinclair to FCC: Broadcast Sports Drives Investment in Local News
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
NAB Applauds FCC Chair, Sen. Mike Lee for Sports Rights Inquiry
Association ties sports rights to ‘outdated’ ownership rules
Broadcasters Gather in D.C. for NAB State Leadership Conference
On March 4 they will head to Capitol Hill to advocate for ownership rule reforms, AM radio and the future of local broadcasting
DirecTV Study Finds Consolidation Decreases `Quality’ and `Diversity' of Local News
The study filed with the FCC found that in `the majority of duopolies, triopolies, and quadropolies’ station groups offered `essentially the same local news’
