O'Rielly Will Support Changes to National TV Ownership Cap
Commissioner Mike O'Rielly will support FCC orders to change the national TV ownership cap or alter the UHF discount, his office told us Wednesday. O'Rielly will vote in favor of any item supported by the record to change the cap,…
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an aide said. Though broadcast attorneys and opponents of media consolidation had said O'Rielly might not support changes to the cap (see 1804240072), the aide said the FCC has the votes to alter the cap. Echoing the statement O'Rielly made before voting in support of the national cap NPRM, the aide said O'Rielly wants to vote for an item on the national cap and see it litigated in court (see 1712140054).