As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mulls public comments regarding its broadcast exclusivity rules, Robert C. Kenny, director of public affairs for TVfreedom.org, writes in Broadcasting & Cable about the importance of localism in the American video marketplace. Currently, the pay-TV industry is attempting to undermine the existing broadcast exclusivity rules, which would directly harm local TV stations’ ability to create and distribute highly valuable content to local communities. Kenny challenges FCC Chairman Wheeler to protect local broadcast television, and not cave to the will of the pay-TV industry. Read the full op-ed here.
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