Media-Concentration

FCC Adopts Seven-Station Rule Limiting Broadcast Ownership to Prevent Media Monopoly and Ensure Viewpoint Diversity

1953-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Federal Communications Commission formally adopts the “seven-station rule” (Report and Order in Docket No. 8967, 18 F.C.C. 288) establishing that no single entity may own more than seven AM radio stations, seven FM radio stations, and seven television stations nationwide, with the …

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FCC Establishes Television Ownership Limit of Three Stations to Prevent Media Monopoly Concentration

1941-05-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Federal Communications Commission imposes the first national ownership restrictions for television stations at the dawn of the television industry, limiting any single entity from owning, operating, or controlling more than three television stations nationwide. The rule implements the …

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