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Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation
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The FCC has officially abolished the national broadcast ownership cap, removing restrictions on station reach for individual owners. This regulatory shift enables a new phase of industry consolidation led by Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty.
- 01FCC leadership voted to terminate the long-standing national television broadcast ownership cap rule
- 02Removal of ownership limits allows broadcasters to reach more than the previous station combined threshold
- 03Republicans Carr and Trusty secured the vote to facilitate significant media sector consolidation
- 04The policy change marks an end to historical constraints on broadcast asset accumulation
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The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to end the national ownership cap rule. The agency's two Republicans, Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty, voted to end the ownership cap, which restricts broadcast owners from holding stations that reach a combined more than […]