NAB: Include UHF In Broad Ownership Review

The National Association of Broadcasters told the Federal Communications Commission that it thinks the commission should not make any decision on eliminating the UHF discount -- a long-time loophole in the agency’s national ownership rules that some broadcasters have been relying on to beef up their station portfolios -- unless it’s part of an overall review of the commission’s television station ownership rules. “NAB believes that it would be arbitrary and capricious to eliminate the UHF discount without simultaneously considering the impact of that change on the broader rule and its goals,” the group said in comments.