The FCC's Big Bet on Broadcast Consolidation The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for media moguls to expand their empires by voting to dismantle a key limit on broadcast ownership.
Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty, both Republicans, sided with the agency's deregulatory agenda, overruling Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez's dissenting vote.
The national ownership cap, which was put in place to prevent any single entity from dominating local airwaves, has been effectively gutted.