ACA Backs Eliminating UHF Discount
The FCC should eliminate the UHF discount, the American Cable Association said in a letter posted in docket 13-236 Wednesday. “Elimination of the UHF discount is justified by the facts, the record, and sound public policy,” ACA said, urging the…
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FCC to make the change “without further delay.” Retaining “the now unjustified UHF discount will exacerbate the harmful effects of the large scale consolidation occurring in the broadcast industry by potentially allowing some of the largest station groups to maintain a greater share of the national audience than Congress intended,” ACA said. A draft media ownership order would eliminate the discount (see 1607210055).