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FCC Report 6/6: FCC Reinstates Ownership Rule Changes After Supreme Court
Ruling

Posted: 06 Jun 2021 01:01 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...-court-ruling/


FCC Actions

Following the Supreme Court unanimously overturning the U.S. Third Circuit
Court of Appeals ruling against the FCC’s 2017 changes to the broadcast
ownership rules in April, the FCC has ordered the rule changes be
implemented upon their publication in the federal register.

The rule changes a

Eliminating the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule preventing a
company from operating a newspaper and a broadcast outlet in the same
market.
Eliminating the radio/television ownership subcaps so a television station
no longer counts towards the limit of eight radio stations (maximum of five
on each band) that a company can own.
Eliminating the requirement that at least eight independently owned
television stations must remain in the market following the combination of
two television stations in a market
Modifying the ban against common ownership of two top-four rated tv
stations in a market to allow waivers on a case-by-case basis
Eliminating the JSA Attribution Rule requiring television stations to count
a station it sells more than 15% of ad time for under the ownership cap.


The move will also reinstate the incubator program proposed in 2018. The
incubator program will see an established broadcaster providing financial
and operational support, including training and mentoring, to a new or
small radio broadcaster. At the end of a successful incubation, the
established broadcaster will be eligible to receive a waiver of the
Commissions Local Radio Ownership Rule, subject to certain requirements.

The FCC is also opening a comment period for the 2018 Quadrennial Review to
seek comment on whether to retain, modify, or eliminate any of its
structural media ownership rules. The full order can be read here.


Grand Junction Medias 101.5 KGJX Fruita CO and St. Louis Community Colleges
89.5 KCFV Ferguson MO are the latest stations to enter a consent decree
with the FCC resolving issues from their online political file as part of
the stations license renewal.
Deletions

Donald Pughs Eternity Media Group filed for a license to cover for its
103.5 WETI Lake Village AR/Greenville MS in November 2016. During the time
since the station purportedly operated along with a series of Silent STAs
for issues such as inability to staff the station, broken coaxial cable,
and the COVID pandemic. At its license renewal time three petitioners came
forward questioning the stations operation with Larry Fuss, owner of the
in-market Delta Radio Network cluster, supplying photographic evidence that
the station was never built and has never once broadcast. Following an
inquiry from the FCC that went by Pugh, the stations license has been
deleted.
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Domain Insight 6/6: Frequency Shifts On The Way To Boise & Medford?

Posted: 06 Jun 2021 11:03 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...boise-medford/



Cumulus Media appears to be preparing to move a couple of their Boise
properties to new FM signals.

Plus Stephens Media Group prepping a shift in Medford OR.
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