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>"Among other decisions, Pai's FCC rolled back broadcast TV station ownership limits, which could help Sinclair complete its pending acquisition of Tribune Medi
by meri_dian 9y ago
>"Among other decisions, Pai's FCC rolled back broadcast TV station ownership limits, which could help Sinclair complete its pending acquisition of Tribune Media Company. The merger would let Sinclair, which the Times describes as a "conservative TV giant," reach 72 percent of TV-owning households in the US.
>"If the merger is approved, the conservative broadcaster would be able to air politically biased programming to more than 70 percent of the US population," Free Press said today."
This is the real problem, regardless of why Pai pushed for rule changes. The centralization of media is one of the main causes of polarization in society and therefore one of the great challenges our society must overcome. Sinclair's political leanings are irrelevant. If they were a "liberal" company this would still be a very bad development.