A Limiting Ownership
FCC’s Review of Broadcast (TV and radio) Ownership Rules
1. National Consolidation Rules
a. Broadcast TV
b. Cable TV
2. Local Consolidation Rules
a. Broadcast TV
b. Broadcast Radio
- Clear Channel Communications (merged with AMFM Radio in August 2000) (as of October 2011, operates more than 850 radio stations nationwide)
- Cox Media Group (Cox Radio)
3. Cross-ownership Rules
a. Overview
b. Cross-Media Limits
c. Newspaper + Broadcast Cross-Ownership
- FCC, Review of Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership (second topic)
4. Case-by-case Merger Authority