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US agency ends 39% household cap on local TV station owners
32 points by voxadam 5 hours ago | 14 comments
  • Spoom
    Someone tell me how it would be "in the public interest" to allow one owner to control more than 50% of the market.
    • gmerc
      What’s good for Trump is good for the US.
  • alrtd82
    Brendan Carr is a dummy (TM)
  • nickphx
    How does a commission override a congressional ruling though? Seems like the "checks" part of the "balances" is a bit out of balance.
  • 0xy
    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
      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.

      • 0xy
        Seems totally legit!

        Harris+Biden spent $770M on TV ads while Trump spent $350M.

        How about 2016? Clinton spent $400M on TV ads while Trump spent $125M.

        How'd that go for them? Really seeing those double digit improvements.

        • nixon_why69
          Different campaigns, you're comparing a presidential general election to a senate primary.

          You're also ignoring superpacs in those presidential runs. You know how many NRA sponsored ads about "her emails" I saw in 2016?

          TV is far less dead than often assumed.

    • goatlover
      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.

      • 0xy
        There are independent YouTube channels routinely pulling 10x prime time ABC News numbers. Not just 1 or 2, more like thousands. The world has moved on.

        I mean you can blatantly see who's watching this garbage by tuning in. The primetime ads are adult diapers, dementia pills and retirement financial products.

    • s0ss
      Citation needed