3060-AI55 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC Joint Sales Agreements in Local Television Markets (MB Docket No. 04-256)

A joint sales agreement (JSA) is an agreement with a licensee of a brokered station that authorizes a broker to sell some or all of the advertising time for the brokered station in return for a fee or percentage of revenues paid to the licensee. The Commission has sought comment on whether TV JSAs should be attributed for purposes of determining compliance with the Commission's multiple ownership rules.

 

In 2014, the Commission determined that for the purposes of applying the broadcast ownership rules, a brokered station will be attributed to a same market brokering station if the JSA covers more than 15 percent of the weekly advertising time of the brokered station.  The Commission found that television JSAs have the potential to convey significant influence over stations operations. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Not Yet Determined 47 USC 151 to 152(a) 47 USC 154(i) 47 USC 303 ... No NPRM 08/26/2004 69 FR 52464 NPRM Comment Period End 09/27/2004 R&O 05/20/2014 79 FR 28996 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined Yes Businesses Undetermined Yes No Hillary DeNigro Chief, Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-7334 hillary.denigro@fcc.gov 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554