Small Broadcasters Urge Protection of Ability to Air Multiple Big 4 Networks
Constraining broadcasters in small markets from airing more than one network-affiliated program schedule via a low-power TV station or multicast stream would chill investment and hamper growth, representatives of the ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates associations told aides to…
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FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks, said docket 18-349 filings Monday. Using a multicast stream or LPTV station to deliver a second Big Four network in a small market isn't exploitation of a duopoly rule loophole "but instead reflects broadcast businesses that have been structured in keeping with the Commission’s current ownership rules in a way that best serves their local communities," the broadcasters said.