Walden Comes Out Swinging Against FCC Rule Change to Cap Size of TV Groups

Politics at play on heels of big station deals

In what is turning out to be a highly contentious rulemaking, the Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 along party lines to begin the process of changing how TV stations are counted toward the 39 percent national ownership cap.

The proposed rulemaking is already catching flak from Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the lawmaker whose subcommittee has jurisidiction over the FCC.

"I'm frustrated and disappointed," Walden told Adweek. He has been pushing for FCC process reform in a bill he is working on with his members in the communications and technology subcommittee.

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