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Local TV and radio stations no longer required to have local studios
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 25, 2017 10:31am |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Jon Brodkin |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 24, 2017 11:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Federal Communications Commission today eliminated a decades-old rule that required TV and radio stations to maintain studios in the local communities they serve.
The FCC's Republican majority claims that the change will produce cost savings that broadcasters can use to improve "programming, equipment upgrades, newsgathering, and other services that benefit consumers." But Democrats say the change will instead make it easier for stations to abandon the cities and towns they serve.
Because of the rule change, Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy predicted that "local news production could be moved to places such as New York and Washington as the big networks buy up local stations."
Pai's FCC also recently rolled back broadcast TV station ownership limits, a move that could help Sinclair complete an acquisition of Tribune Media Company that would let it reach 72 percent of TV-owning households in the US. |
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