The Supreme Court today issued a unanimous decision in Prometheus Radio Project vs FCC, upholding 2017 reforms that streamlined and modernized the Federal Communications Commission’s media cross-ownership rules, including a 1970s-era rule that repealed a ban on the ownership of a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same market.
The U.S. Supreme Court today (10:00 a.m. ET) will hear oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project, a case concerning whether a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation that prohibits the cross-ownership of a daily newspaper and broadcast station in a local market should be repealed.
Today, the News Media Alliance again filed in support of the National Association of Broadcasters’ Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s decision to keep in place a 41-year-old rule preventing cross ownership between newspapers and radio or television broadcast stations in the same market.
The News Media Alliance filed comments in support of the National Association of Broadcasters’ Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s August 2016 decision to keep in place its ban on newspaper/broadcaster cross-ownership.
On behalf of the News Media Alliance, I applaud the expected appointment of Ajit Pai as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Commissioner Pai has been an avid supporter of the news media industry, recognizing the importance of investment in journalism.
We applaud the expected appointment of Ajit Pai as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Commissioner Pai has been an avid supporter of the news media industry, recognizing the importance of investment in journalism.
