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One More Scoop Of Vanilla: A New Proposal Looks To Loosen Radio Ownership Rules
June 7, 2019 Marissa Moss NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/7303...roposal-looks-to-loosen-radio-ownership-rules
Spearheaded by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the new proposal — raised during the FCC's every-four-year assessment of media ownership laws, called the Quadrennial Review — could make the concept of "local radio" nearly extinct, say several groups opposing it.
NAB's proposal would allow the purchase of up to 10 FM stations, with no cap on AM stations, in any market in the top 75 (as measured by Nielsen), with no ownership limits for markets outside of the top 75. And as stations swallow up others, that means more net financial risk for the owners – and thus less risk in what they play, in the interest of appealing to as broad an audience as possible.
A Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing scheduled for June 12 but no clear date as to when the FCC will review the docket. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/pub...ight-of-the-federal-communications-commission
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. As part of the Committee’s oversight responsibilities, this hearing will examine policy issues before the Federal Communications Commission and review its ongoing activities and proceedings.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
*Witness list subject to change
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
This hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building G50. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
June 7, 2019 Marissa Moss NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/7303...roposal-looks-to-loosen-radio-ownership-rules
Spearheaded by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the new proposal — raised during the FCC's every-four-year assessment of media ownership laws, called the Quadrennial Review — could make the concept of "local radio" nearly extinct, say several groups opposing it.
NAB's proposal would allow the purchase of up to 10 FM stations, with no cap on AM stations, in any market in the top 75 (as measured by Nielsen), with no ownership limits for markets outside of the top 75. And as stations swallow up others, that means more net financial risk for the owners – and thus less risk in what they play, in the interest of appealing to as broad an audience as possible.
A Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing scheduled for June 12 but no clear date as to when the FCC will review the docket. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/pub...ight-of-the-federal-communications-commission
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. As part of the Committee’s oversight responsibilities, this hearing will examine policy issues before the Federal Communications Commission and review its ongoing activities and proceedings.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
*Witness list subject to change
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
This hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building G50. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.