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FCC Removes Nationwide Cap Limiting Local TV Ownership
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August 7, 2026
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4:47Now PlayingThe Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines Thursday to repeal a nationwide audience cap that historically has limited the number of TV-viewing households a single broadcaster could reach.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr led the vote overturning two decades of precedent in favor of a new case-by-case approach and teeing up a legal issue that is almost certainly headed for federal appeals court. Bloomberg's Matthew Schettenhelm joined Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss.
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