US: FCC votes loosening of cross-ownership media ban
Earlier this month senators and Congressmen had pressured FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to delay the change in regulations.
The FCC’s two Democrats voted against the change, but Martin’s vote was joined by his two Republican colleagues.
"In the final analysis, the real winners today are businesses that are in many cases quite healthy, and the real losers are going to be all of us who depend on the news media to learn what's happening in our communities and to keep an eye on local government," said Michael Copps, one of the two Democrats.
When the cross-ownership ban was established in 1975, it was meant to serve "the twin goals of diversity of viewpoints and economic competition," and the FCC had noted at the time that “it is unrealistic to expect true diversity from a commonly owned station-newspaper combination."
The FCC also voted on another rule – the other way around though – that restricts a single cable television provider from serving 30% or more of the national pay television audience.
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