Senate Committee Opposes FCC Media Regulations

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WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday moved to reverse much of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission’s recent relaxation of media ownership rules, casting bipartisan votes to restore limits on TV network size and prohibitions on cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations.

As part of the same bill, senators voted to force radio companies to sell stations that exceed new local market limits proposed by the FCC, even if the stations were legally acquired under the looser guidelines in effect until the FCC’s June 2 ownership decisions.

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