By Cameron Coats, RadioInk.com, 2-9-26
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty is defending the agency’s sweeping media ownership reforms, echoing the comments of many broadcasters that outdated regulations prevent stations from competing for ad revenue needed to reinvest in local communities.
In a fireside chat at The Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings with Senior Fellow Nicole Turner-Lee, Trusty commented, “The Commission is working to modernize our broadcast regulatory framework and empower broadcasters to compete for viewers for programming and ad revenues and reinvest those resources into their news gathering operations, hopefully with the ability to expand access to local content and communities across the country.” » Read More