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The FCC will be voting to roll back prohibitions against common ownership of a newspaper and broadcast station in the same area, the chairman said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — At a House oversight hearing on Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans to obliterate longstanding media-ownership rules.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced the USA RIGHTS Act, which would reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

WASHINGTON — The FCC voted on Tuesday to eliminate the “main studio rule,” which requires TV and radio broadcasters to maintain studios in or near the communities they serve.

After a campaign season spent boosting Trump, Sinclair looks set to grow even bigger thanks to the president’s appointees at the Federal Communications Commission.

Federal regulators have voted to eliminate a longstanding rule covering radio and television stations in a move that could reshape America’s media landscape.

Regulators eliminated a nearly 80-year-old requirement for TV and radio stations to maintain a main studio in or near the communities they serve, a step that critics called a step toward homogenized programming.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, John McCain and Mark Warner introduced the “Honest Ads Act.” The bill is Congress’ first effort since last year’s election to introduce some transparency and accountability in the massive online political-advertising market.

Days after President Trump suggested that network outlets’ broadcast licenses should be revoked because of “partisan, distorted and fake” news coverage, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is being pressed to speak out on what some journalism groups see as an attack on First Amendment values.

There’s an opportunity to take a pioneering lead in restoring crucial communications networks, including radio.