Broadcasters, Newspapers Encourage FCC To Reform Media Ownership

BROADCASTERS, NEWSPAPERS ENCOURAGE FCC TO REFORM MEDIA OWNERSHIP
[SOURCE: National Association of Broadcasters
A broad coalition of radio, television and newspaper companies and associations sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and other FCC Commissioners, urging the Commission to recognize the pressing need for reform of media ownership rules to ensure Americans can continue benefiting from the services of free, local broadcast stations and local daily newspapers. Pointing to increased competition from non-regulated media such as cable networks, satellite operators, alternative print publications and the "virtually unlimited voices available on the Internet," the group asserted the landscape in which FCC media ownership rules were originally adopted has been "fundamentally altered." Preserving such arcane regulations hampers broadcasters' ability to compete effectively and to continue offering free, over-the-air entertainment and informational programming ­ including news, emergency information and other local programming.
See press release: http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News_Room&CONTENTID=7397&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

See letter: http://www.nab.org/xert/corpcomm/pressrel/120606_OwnershipLetter.pdf