Court Reverses FCC Media Ownership Rules

[mom cat]

Court Reverses FCC Media Ownership Rules

Posted Jun 24, 2004 03:10 PM PST

A federal appeals court on Thursday largely reversed a landmark set of rule changes from the Federal Communications Commission that would have allowed companies to own more radio and television stations in the same market.

Sorry. I could not get a link yet. "What Really Happened" posted this from Yahoo but I don't see it yet.

[DebJ]

1. WOW we really need to see this story! Gives me real hope!

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. KIck! Kick! KIck!

I think the sleeping giant is finally awakening!

[never cry wolf]

3. Here's a link

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=astW6Nefe4.g&refer=news_index

also:

http://news.google.com/news?q=fcc%20media%20ownership%20appeals%20court&num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wn

clicking on the "more" on google there are tons of stories like this:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-062404fcc_lat,1,3126048.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Reuters Link:

Court Blocks Loosened FCC Media Limits

Thu Jun 24, 2004 07:11 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to allow loosened federal rules on media ownership to take effect, dealing a blow to large broadcasters like News Corp. and Tribune Co. that may be looking to expand their reach.
Businesses will not be able to own more than one television station in a city, or both a newspaper and TV or radio station in a city, until the Federal Communications Commission better explains why that would not harm competition, the court said.

"The commission has not sufficiently justified its particular chosen numerical limits for local television ownership, local radio ownership, and cross-ownership of media within local markets," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia said in a 218-page opinion.

The decision is the latest blow to the federal agency, which has been struggling to write new media ownership rules for years after a series of judicial challenges. It could also put decisions off until after the presidential election.

FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in a statement that the ruling was "deeply troubling" and would make it harder for the agency to limit greater media consolidation.
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No shit, Baby Powell... :eyes:

[Dover]

5. Apparently this potato is too hot to resolve before the election

Sounds like this is just a delaying tactic, not yet a true end to the media consolidation rule changes.

[NashVegas]

7. This Means Little

They left the section about cross-ownership of TV & newspapers in the same market intact.

Watch the mergers commence. Then, watch new companies form to sweep in and buy the newly merged properties.

[MGKrebs]

9. "FCC Chairman Michael Powell said

in a statement that the ruling was "deeply troubling" and would make it harder for the agency to limit greater media consolidation."

OK, a cursory look at this would make one think that Powell believes he will have trouble LIMITING media consolidation because, um, he is being restrained from ALLOWING media consolidation?


:shrug:

[struggle4progress]

6. kick

:kick:

[testing123]

8. Aw What's Colin Powell's little boy going to think?

:party:

[Snazzy]

10. Kick and yahoo AP link

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=530&e=1&u=/ap/20040625/ap_on_bi_ge/media_ownership

It's somewhat of a win folks. Sure as hell is not the loss it could have been. Rate it up (around 3.50 w/50 votes).

I wonder who heard Powell, jr. utter the f-word today....

[goforit]

11. Keep the fight up guys..............ya gotta watch the likes of Tom DeLay

and all those fascist thugs lurking between the cracks.

[DeepModem Mom]

12. kick