Sook Visits FCC on Media Ownership
The FCC improperly reviewed the UHF discount on its own instead of considering it along with the national TV ownership cap, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said in meetings Tuesday with Chairman Ajit Pai, Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and…
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Media Bureau acting Chief Michelle Carey, according to an ex parte filing. Local TV stations compete with “multitudes” of other communication media, Sook said. He was also critical of the top-four ownership rule and the eight-voices test, saying neither reflects an accurate view of the broadcast marketplace. Sook also spoke on ownership diversity, and in support of efforts to increase minority ownership, the filing said. Sook said he supports the minority tax certificate and is open to a minority incubator program advocated by Clyburn, the filing said. The agency may soon restore the UHF discount, over the objection of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn (see 1702210027).