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Suppose that...

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collegeDJ86

... starting today, the FCC limited ownership of a company to fewer stations than they are permitted to own in a market today. Let's say that Cleveland market owners are allowed to have 3 stations (any combo of FMs or AMs), and Akron and Canton market owners are allowed to have 2 (again, any combo). What would some of the bigger owners keep (that is, signal and formats)? With some of the "freed up" stations, what would go on them from some new owner not currently in the market?
 
> ... starting today, the FCC limited ownership of a company
> to fewer stations than they are permitted to own in a market
> today. Let's say that Cleveland market owners are allowed
> to have 3 stations (any combo of FMs or AMs), and Akron and
> Canton market owners are allowed to have 2 (again, any
> combo). What would some of the bigger owners keep (that is,
> signal and formats)? With some of the "freed up" stations,
> what would go on them from some new owner not currently in
> the market?
>

CC would keep WMJI, WGAR and WTAM. All big revenue generators. Rest would be spun off. Perhaps Nextmedia's Carl Hirsch would then come into the market and buy up a few of what's left? <P ID="signature">______________
Chuck Matthews Productions
www.KillerImaging.com
http://chuckmatthews1.voice123.com/</P>
 
Perhaps Nextmedia's Carl Hirsch would then come into the market and buy up a few of what's left?

Yeah..he could write a lot of checks with the gallons of red ink they seem to be hoarding in Colorado.
 
> ... starting today, the FCC limited ownership of a company
> to fewer stations than they are permitted to own in a market
> today. Let's say that Cleveland market owners are allowed
> to have 3 stations (any combo of FMs or AMs), and Akron and
> Canton market owners are allowed to have 2 (again, any
> combo). What would some of the bigger owners keep (that is,
> signal and formats)? With some of the "freed up" stations,
> what would go on them from some new owner not currently in
> the market?
>

So, essentially, go back to 1995.

God it's too bad that would never happen.
 
> ... starting today, the FCC limited ownership of a company
> to fewer stations than they are permitted to own in a market
> today. Let's say that Cleveland market owners are allowed
> to have 3 stations (any combo of FMs or AMs), and Akron and
> Canton market owners are allowed to have 2 (again, any
> combo). What would some of the bigger owners keep (that is,
> signal and formats)? With some of the "freed up" stations,
> what would go on them from some new owner not currently in
> the market?
>

Won't happen to existing owners, they would be grandfathered. You're probably talking an act from Congress to rewrite rules like that, and then you're talking about a lot of dark stations till they are bought up because there is no way the owners, FCC, and financing can act that fast!
 
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