Media Bureau Issues Post-Prometheus Decision Rules as Older Rules Resume
The 2016 quadrennial media ownership rules, in line with the mandate issued in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's fall Prometheus IV (see 1909230067), are again in effect, the FCC Media Bureau ordered Friday in docket 14-50. It issued…
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revised commercial radio station renewal application procedures, saying effective immediately, every licensee seeking renewal of a commercial station license must report any violation of the newspaper/broadcast or radio/television cross-ownership rules, while the bureau seeks OMB OK to add a new question on this topic to the renewal application. It announced procedures for processing Form 314 assignment applications and Form 315 transfer of control applications for commercial radio and TV stations.