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rsdsharp

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9. Good God. The 1996 TelCom Act made it possible to own up to 8 radio stations in a single market.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 12:44 PM

Apr 2021

That was said to help minority owners. Instead, it resulted in Clear Channel owing 1400 radio stations. And now they’ve loosened the ownership further.

Forty years ago, when I was in radio, no person or entity could own more than 7 AM, 7 FM, and 7 TV stations total, NATIONWIDE. No one could own more than one AM one FM and one TV station in a market.

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U.S. Supreme Court lets FCC loosen media ownership rules [View all] Jose Garcia Apr 2021 OP

Unanimous. Ominous. empedocles Apr 2021 #1

How quaint....... turbinetree Apr 2021 #2

Every justice voted for it jimfields33 Apr 2021 #5

they aren't voting for the regulation dsc Apr 2021 #7

Ship sailed about 2003 bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #3

Sinclair gets to gobble up more local media DBoon Apr 2021 #4

must have been decided on the false claim that corporations are people. nt yaesu Apr 2021 #6

Oh no. ananda Apr 2021 #8

Good God. The 1996 TelCom Act made it possible to own up to 8 radio stations in a single market. rsdsharp Apr 2021 #9

'Writing for the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the FCC made a reasonable judgment elleng Apr 2021 #10

Bad for workers too. bluestateboomer Apr 2021 #11