Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., led a Wednesday letter...
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., led a Wednesday letter from members of the Congressional Black Caucus asking for the FCC’s “full consideration of the $58.5 million sale of three Nexstar Broadcasting Group TV stations to Marshall Broadcast Group.” The joint sales…
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agreement would “nearly double the number of African American-owned, full-power, commercial TV stations in the U.S. and simultaneously bring increased local news and sports programming” to three markets, the dozen lawmakers said. They told the FCC the agreement is worthy of consideration because it honors the agency’s commitment to promoting and protecting diversity and localism. The minority-owned Marshall Broadcast Group has also made commitments to a diversity of employment and programming, it said.