The newly combined company will have to divest some stations to comply with federal regulations that limit station ownership in a single market. The new company will hold 174 full-power station licenses in 115 markets nationwide.
One of the five FCC commissioner said that if it were up to him, the company would be allowed to grow even larger. The two commissioners who opposed the merger said consolidation is bad for “localism†and that the math is outdated on a loophole that allows the merger.
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It's not easy keeping up with who owns what in the local media. I'm glad I'm not the type to watch too much TV. Some of these conglomerates can really do a number on the populace as far as driving a narrative goes.
