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The FCC’s abandonment of TV owner caps could reshape national media

Summary by The Week
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this month voted to repeal its 39% cap that limits how much of the national television market a single owner can legally own. In doing so, the FCC has supercharged an ongoing debate over media consolidation and monopolies in the Trump era. Moving forward, the FCC said in a press release, station purchases will be adjudicated “with a granular, case-by-case review.” But concerns over increased monopoliza…

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The Week broke the news in Bath, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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