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FCC to Drop Main Studio Rule

posted by martyb on Thursday October 26 2017, @06:25PM   
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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• Re:''some guy in his home studio...'' Re:''some guy in his home studio...'' (Score: 3, Informative) by Uncle_Al on Friday October 27 2017, @12:03AM (1 child)

  by Uncle_Al (1108) on Friday October 27 2017, @12:03AM (#588063)

  "The only thing that's left with any backbone (no ads; mostly volunteer presenters) is the Pacifica Radio network."

  WFMU
  KFJC (currently in their weird style of fundraising mode)

  also available on the web

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• ''The only [good stuff] that's left'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 27 2017, @12:30AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 27 2017, @12:30AM (#588073)

  WFMU

  Yeah. I've got one of their webpages bookmarked.
  A Bill of Rights for Today's Busy Citizen [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [wfmu.org]

  That's also the station that syndicated Bob Parlocha.
  I erroneously pegged them as a Boston station.
  They broadcast to NY/NJ.

  KFJC

  Good to hear about them as well.
  Surprised that I haven't stumbled across them previously.
  {Raising a glass to both}

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