Music Licensing Groups: FCC Should Retain Local Ownership Rules for FMs
The FCC should retain local ownership limits on FM radio, said multiple music licensing groups and low-power FM entity REC Networks in an ex parte meeting with Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Monday, per an ex parte filing posted Wednesday in docket…
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19-310. The meeting included representatives of the musicFIRST Coalition, the Future of Music Coalition, SoundExchange and the American Association of Independent Music. “The current numeric limits on local commercial FM radio station ownership remain necessary in the public interest to preserve and promote ownership diversity, viewpoint diversity including through music and lyrics as well as news and information,” the filing said.