FCC votes to remove cap on local TV station ownership
The FCC voted 2-1 to scrap a limit on how many TV households a single company may reach, a move that clears the way for station consolidation and drew protest from the commission’s lone Democrat.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to eliminate a rule capping how many television households one company can own, clearing the way for station consolidation, but the commission’s lone Democrat says the change should have gone through Congress instead.