Salem and iHeart Oppose NAB Subcap Plan in Meeting with Pai
Deregulating radio ownership to the extent proposed by NAB in the quadrennial review could have “profound and unforeseen consequences,” said Salem Media CEO Edward Atsinger and radio host Hugh Hewitt in a meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wednesday, said…
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a filing posted Friday in docket 18-349. The meeting included a representative from iHeartRadio. Both radio broadcasters oppose the NAB plan, along with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters and the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, the filing said. Salem wants the rules kept at the status quo, while iHeart has argued that only AM subcaps should be dissolved. The NAB plan would lead to “foreseeable and troubling migration of content from the AM band to the FM band,” Salem said. “There is a real public interest imperative for the Commission to ensure the continued health of AM stations,” the filing said. NAB didn't comment.