US agency ends 39% household cap on local TV station owners

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Spoom•23 minutes ago

Someone tell me how it would be "in the public interest" to allow one owner to control more than 50% of the market.

alrtd82•about 2 hours ago

Brendan Carr is a dummy (TM)

0xy•about 2 hours ago

TV is dead so who cares if it consolidates. In fact, consolidation is probably the only way it staves off complete collapse for a few extra years.

The average age of a Fox News, CNN or MSNBC viewer is 60+.

The median 20 year old NEVER watches TV.

nixon_why69•2 minutes ago

Check out these 2 maps: https://nitter.space/ettingermentum/status/20852027930783992...

Measurable, double digit swings based on which counties got TV ads in a $70m vs $10m spending campaign.

goatlover•18 minutes ago

You can watch tv programs via streaming services. Youtube ABC News channel has 16.7 million subscribers. Clips of those shows can be found all over social media.

There's a reason the current administration wants consolidation. It's to control the narrative. The same reason their rich supporters buy up news media companies.

s0ss•about 2 hours ago

Citation needed

0xy•about 1 hour ago

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/28/how-the-a...

https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2025/five-tv-trends-watch-2...

goatlover•14 minutes ago

Are all those age groups on their death beds? Older people vote in larger numbers don't they?

US agency ends 39% household cap on local TV station owners

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