FCC's Martin Eyes Media Changes

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NEW YORK In a move that will surely stir up debate, Federal Communications Commissioner Kevin Martin Tuesday proposed that the Commission change the 32-year-old ban on owning a newspaper and TV or radio station in a single market, but only in the nation’s largest markets.

The rule change is the only one Martin suggested after review of all the media ownership rules, rejecting any changes in the local TV duopoly rule, the local radio ownership rule and the local radio-TV cross ownership rule.

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