The FCC rule change making stations involved in...
The FCC rule change making stations involved in joint sales agreements attributable for ownership limit calculation purposes will damage broadcasters’ ability to serve the public and doesn’t take the current media market into account, said FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai in…
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a Broadcasting & Cable op-ed Monday (http://bit.ly/1uegLbA), co-authored with House Commerce Committee member Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo. “States such as Missouri stand to lose the most” as a result of the new joint sales agreement (JSA) rules, said the op-ed. Long and Pai cited stations owned by Sinclair that are “going dark” under the new rules, and said the same is possible for similar stations in Missouri. “Without those JSAs, the end result will be fewer television stations and less news and weather programming for residents of Southwest Missouri -- especially during emergencies,” said Long and Pai. “That’s why it’s time for the FCC to reverse course on JSAs."