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John Eggerton

FCC Proposes Incentivizing Local Broadcast Programming

FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel speaks at NAB Show 2023.

Broadcasters have long argued that one of the reasons they are a must-have medium is their local news programming. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing to recognize — and incentivize — those efforts.

Rosenworcel has proposed prioritizing the license application reviews of stations producing local programming.

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