NABOB: FCC Should Delay Ownership Vote

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) has added its voice to the chorus of minority groups asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay a vote on loosening the limits on newspaper/TV and radio/newspaper cross-ownership.

In a filing at the FCC, NABOB made it clear they were against the rules, not just concerned they had not been sufficiently vetted for their impact on minorities. "Any relaxation of the FCC's ownership rules will further the ongoing precipitous decline in minority broadcast ownership," the group said. NABOB is also concerned the FCC has not adopted a definition of "eligible entity" that will boost minority ownership. "NABOB urges the commission to delay issuance of the report and order in this proceeding until the Commission has adopted a policy to promote minority ownership of broadcast facilities, as required by the U.S. third Circuit Court of Appeals."