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The FCC Just Quietly Killed the Last Rule Keeping Local News Local. Here’s What Happens Next.

📅 August 9, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

The FCC just eliminated the 39% cap on local TV station ownership, a rule that prevented one company from controlling too many stations. Framed as survival for struggling broadcasters, this deregulation is actually a quiet surrender to Big Tech, and it will accelerate the corporatization of local news. Your evening anchor may soon be reading scripts written in a distant headquarters.

Broadcast TV Is Dying. That’s Exactly Why They’re Fighting to Own It.

📅 August 9, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

The FCC just removed the last limit on broadcast TV ownership, and while you’re laughing at the ‘dead’ medium, Sinclair and others are buying up local stations — not for viewers, but for the political power that comes with controlling local news. Dismissing local TV as irrelevant is exactly what they want you to do.

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