# FCC votes to eliminate broadcast ownership rule

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fcc-votes-to-eliminate-broadcast-ownership-rule/
- Published: 2026-08-06T18:19:03+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/media/6014469-fcc-national-broadcast-ownership-cap-elimination/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to eliminate a long-standing rule capping the number of households a single broadcaster can reach nationwide, a move the commission said is necessary to better help television networks compete with the rapid growth of tech companies in the media sector. The now-scrapped rule, which had been in...

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