Telecommunications-Act

Clear Channel Radio Empire Reaches 1,240 Stations After AMFM Acquisition - Conservative Talk Radio Infrastructure Dominates American Airwaves

2000-08-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

By August 30, 2000, Clear Channel Communications completed its acquisition of AMFM Inc., creating a radio empire of 1,240 stations nationwide—representing a 30-fold increase from the 40 stations Clear Channel owned before the 1996 Telecommunications Act eliminated ownership caps. This unprecedented …

Clear Channel Communications Rush Limbaugh AMFM Inc. Lowry Mays Republican Party media-consolidation radio-monopoly conservative-media talk-radio propaganda +3 more

Telecommunications Act of 1996 Eliminates Radio Ownership Caps and Raises TV Limits, Triggering Massive Media Consolidation

1996-02-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

President Bill Clinton signs the Telecommunications Act of 1996 into law, eliminating the national cap on radio station ownership (previously 40 stations maximum) and increasing the television audience reach cap from 25% to 35%, triggering one of the largest media consolidation waves in American …

Bill Clinton U.S. Congress Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Clear Channel Communications Viacom +1 more media-consolidation deregulation telecommunications-act corporate-lobbying fcc +2 more