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FCC RIN: 3060-AH97 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Broadcast Multiple and Cross-Ownership Limits  
Abstract: In 2002, the Commission undertook a comprehensive review of its broadcast multiple and cross-ownership limits examining: cross-ownership of TV and radio stations; local TV ownership limits; national TV cap; and dual network rule. The Report and Order replaced the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership and radio and TV rules with a tiered approach based on the number of television stations in a market. Petitions for Reconsideration are pending. Also, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals remanded portions of the Commission's decisions. In June 2006, the Commission adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking initiating the 2006 review of the broadcast ownership rules. The further notice also sought comment on how to address the issues raised by the Third Circuit. Additional questions are raised for comment in a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In the Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, the Commission adopts rule changes regarding newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership, but otherwise generally retains the other broadcast ownership rules currently in effect. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151    47 USC 152(a)    47 USC 154(i)    47 USC 303    47 USC 307    47 USC 309 and 310   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/05/2001  66 FR 50991   
R&O  08/05/2003  68 FR 46286   
Public Notice  02/19/2004  69 FR 9216   
FNPRM  08/09/2006  71 FR 4511   
Second FNPRM  08/08/2007  72 FR 44539   
R&O and Order on Recon  02/21/2008  73 FR 9481   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Mania K. Baghdadi
Deputy Division Chief, Industry Analysis Division
Federal Communications Commission
Media Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-2133
Email: mania.baghdadi@fcc.gov