FCC, Gray and kxlt-tv

FCC Approves Gray’s Acquisition of KXLT
It is the first FCC approval of a new combination of two full-power, top-four ranked, same-market television stations in over five years, Gray reported
Gray Media Gets FCC ‘Top Four’ Rule Waiver KXLT Purchase OK
Atlanta-headquartered Gray Media is celebrating the first new combination of top-four rated television stations this decade, as the Carr Commission has granted a waiver of its local ownership rules and will allow the company to complete its purchase of the FOX affiliate serving the Rochester,
FCC Approves First New Combination of Top-Four Rated Television Stations in More Than Five Years with Grant of Gray’s KXLT Assignment Application
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today granted a waiver of its local ownership rules to permit Gray Media to acquire KXLT-TV (FOX) in the Rochester, Minnesota, television market, where Gray already owns KTTC-TV (NBC).
Gray Media Gets FCC Waiver to Acquire KXLT-TV in Minnesota
TV, which serves that market. In its decision, the FCC said it granted the waiver on the grounds that KXLT-TV qualifies as a "failing station," with little chance of an outside buyer wanting to acquire the station.
FCC Waives Ownership Rules for Gray to Buy Second Rochester Station
Today's action represents the first FCC approval of a new combination of two full-power, top-four ranked, same-market television stations in over five years.
Gray Media to acquire Fox station in Rochester
The station, KXLT, has been operated under a shared services agreement for some time; Gray Media justified the waiver by calling the Fox affiliate a "failing station." This article, Gray Media to acquire Fox station in Rochester,
FCC OKs Gray’s Purchase Of KXLT Rochester, Minn.
Gray says it’s the FCC’s first approval of a new combination of top-four rated television stations in more than five years. The post FCC OKs Gray’s Purchase Of KXLT Rochester, Minn. appeared first on TV News Check.

YouTube, FCC and Religious discrimination

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FCC launches probe into NBC News parent Comcast ‘to root out invidious forms of DEI discrimination’
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Media and Democracy Project Appeals Dismissal of FOX Broadcast License Challenge
"The adjudicated factual findings in the Dominion case, undisputed by Fox, form the backbone ... requirements expected of those the FCC entrusts to hold a broadcast license.
FCC launches wide deregulation effort as agency investigates broadcasters
The Federal Communications Commission announced a new effort to reverse regulations on the tech, media, and ...