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02/25/2026
FCC Takes a Swing at the State of Sports Broadcasting
The FCC wants to take a closer look at the existing live sports marketplace and how consumers—as well as local broadcast stations—are being impacted by it.
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02/24/2026
DirecTV: Media Consolidation Hurts—Not Helps—Local News
Advocates of relaxing media ownership rules frequently argue that doing so would strengthen local journalism, but DirecTV claims the opposite is true and it has the receipts.
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02/24/2026
Blumenthal Probing FCC
Forget FCC Chair Brendan Carr. Sen Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is going straight to the Media and Enforcement Bureau chiefs for answers on what he called “the weaponization” of the equal time rule.
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02/23/2026
Altafiber Continues Push for Social Contracts
Given Brendan Carr’s recent comments supporting the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger, some are feeling that a decision in the FCC’s review of the matter could be imminent.
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02/20/2026
CFX Download Discusses Affordability, Lifeline
CFX Download invited former FCC Commissioner and Media Institute President/CEO Michael O’Rielly to talk about his recent CFX column on why some political leaders are wrong about communications services being unaffordable.
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02/20/2026
America 250: FCC Asks Broadcasters to Take Patriotic Programming Pledge
FCC Chair Brendan Carr unveiled the “Pledge America” campaign, which urges broadcasters to voluntarily commit to airing “patriotic, pro-America programming” in support of the country’s 250th birthday—even though many already are.