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posted by martyb on Thursday October 26 2017, @06:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the non-local-local-news dept.

Broadcasting and Cable reports that the FCC has voted to eliminate "the almost eight-decade old requirement that broadcasters, radio and TV, maintain a main studio in or near their community of license." The National Association of Broadcasters expressed support for the change, saying the rule "has outlived its usefulness in an era of mobile news gathering and multiple content delivery platforms."

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn opposed the move, saying it signified "embracing a world in which automated national programming is the new normal." Other critics saw the vote as easing the way for a Sinclair–Tribune merger.

Further reading: statement of Ajit Pai (PDF)


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @08:31PM (#587981)

    Simple answer: because you're a piece of crap that thinks helping your fellow human beings is some SJW conspiracy.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @10:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @10:45PM (#588034)

    Are you one of those scammers who scraped my phone number off a job board. Apparently one of you shining examples of selflessness thinks it must be a good idea to call me to demand that I donate my boat to charity. I do not know who told you about a boat which I do not have. Maybe that dickhead scumbag Michael David Crawford pretended to hallucinate a boat on my behalf. In any event I am not naive enough to believe that you my fellow human beings are anything other than irredeemable. Charity is nothing more than virtue signalling to you disingenuous scum.