Media Bureau Releases Broadcast Ownership Report
The FCC Media Bureau’s latest report on broadcast ownership -- based on data from 2021 but released Friday -- shows few changes from the 2021 report, which was based on 2019 data (see 2109070051). The new report shows no change…
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in racial minorities holding a majority interest in 4% of commercial broadcast stations while women have a majority ownership interest in 9% of commercial broadcast stations, up from 8%. Friday’s report says 3% of full-power commercial TV stations were Black-owned, and 2% of FM stations. In 2019 the TV figure was 1.3% and the FM number was the same. U.S. population data included in the report said the 2021 U.S. population “was almost evenly split between men and women,” and just over 40% identified as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority group, the report said.