After a day in the limelight the Supreme Court has decided not to accept appeals in two cases involving the FCC and broadcasters.
After years and years of challenges of the FCC's indecency rules, the high court has decided not to review another appeal of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. In a side note, the Court said the next wardrobe malfunction may not be so lucky.
Article from Multi Channel News
At one point in history media owners lived with strict rules on how many properties they could own. The FCC in recent years has, for the most part, eliminated most of those rules. You only need to look at how many stations Clear Channel Communications to understand that a single owner can own hundreds of stations including multiple properties in a single market.
Nevertheless, the FCC still has some ownership rules and the National Association of Broadcasters brought suit on behalf of several broadcasters to overturn a ruling by the Third Circuit decision. The FCC is proposing further loosening of newspaper/broadcast station cross-ownership.The decision by the Circuit Court enabled the FCC to continue with it proposed rulemaking.
The Supreme Court has denied a hearing letting the Third Circuit's ruling stand.
Cross-ownership has always been a controversial issue, Multi Channel News has mor on the issue and the case.
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