broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1999-09-17 · Effective 1999-11-16 · 64 FR 50647
Document
Document number
99-23695
Federal Register citation
64 FR 50647
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
1999-09-17
Effective date
1999-11-16
FCC docket
MM Docket Nos. 96-222, 91-221, 87-8
Abstract
This document amends the Commission's rules regarding how to calculate a group station owners national audience reach for purposes of determining compliance with the broadcast television national ownership rule. This action is necessary to respond to changes in the underlying rule mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as well as to changes in the Commission's satellite rules and changes in the broadcast television market.