FCC Urged to Repeal Remaining Broadcast Ownership Rules
Broadcasters spar over whether the FCC should relax or retain its remaining media ownership limits
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2025 – Broadcasters petitioned the Federal Communications Commission last week to overturn several of its media ownership rules.
Leading television broadcasters Gray Media, Sinclair, and Nexstar, along with affiliates of the Big Four networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox – and the National Association of Broadcasters urged the FCC to repeal three key media ownership rules limiting how many radio or television stations a company can own in a single market.
Other groups, including the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters and Free Press, pushed to preserve the rules, arguing they are necessary to preserve competition and local media diversity.
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