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Should Station Ownership Limits Continue? Newsmax Thinks So.

MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews · last updated

Newsmax submitted a filing with the FCC urging it to keep the limits on TV stations’ ownership — where a single owner cannot exceed 39% of all U.S. TV households.

That may have some scratching their collective heads.

The conservative-focused TV cable news network wants to keep around a decades-old restriction that seems to fly in the face of conservative business mindset of letting the free market decide — with no or little regulatory oversight.

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