Who Can Own What
THESE
SIX FCC RULES ON OWNERSHIP
ARE UP FOR REVIEW:
1.
Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Prohibition. Bans common ownership
of a newspaper and TV station in the same local market.
2. National Television Ownership rule. Bars a TV network
from owning local stations that reach more than 35 percent of
the national TV households.
3. Local TV Multiple Ownership rule. Bans common ownership
of more than one of the top four TV stations in a market.
4. Radio/TV Ownership rule. Limits the number of TV and
radio stations any one entity can own in a single market.
5. Local Radio Ownership. Limits the number of radio stations
any one entity can own in a single market.
6. Dual Television Network rule. Bars merger among any
of the top four TV networks.