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The FCC has released the full text of a notice it adopted in June - one that opens up its radio ownership rules - seeking input on radio ownership limits for reconsideration and possible revision, according to Radio Ink. In the notice, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC points out that the Third Circuit Court of Appeal remanded the FCC’s numerical radio station owner limits because the FCC failed to “sufficiently justify the rules,” and that it also failed to demonstrate how the rules, which set varying station ownership limits based on market size, promote the emergence of equal-sized competitors in markets, according to the article.
The FCC is asking for comments in order to address the court’s concerns. Questions include whether the numerical limits should be revised or if there is additional evidence that could further justify the limits, if the rule should still seek to ensure a specific number of competitors in a market and what the appropriate number for that should be, and whether AM/FM subcaps should be retained.
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