3.0.0 1035 2023-01-15T21:49:02Z 2023-01-15T21:49:02Z House H HR 2003-02-27 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-17T22:24:58Z Referred to 2003-02-27T18:04:40Z 2003-03-17 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2003-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Cable television Commerce Competition Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Newspapers Radio stations Television industry Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2003-02-27 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, in calculating the national audience reach limitations, UHF stations shall be attributed with no more than 50 percent of the television households in their market.

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to direct the FCC to modify its rules for multiple ownership of TV broadcast stations to increase to 45 (currently 35) percent the national audience reach limitations for TV stations owned by the same entity or person.

Directs the FCC to revise its rules for local television multiple ownership to allow a person to own, operate, or control two TV stations in the same market area if the grade B contours of such station: (1) do not overlap; or (2) do overlap and at least six independent broadcast or cable television voices would remain in the area after transfer of the license of the stations in question.]]>

Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act Display Title Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act Introduced in House 2003-02-27T05:00:00Z 2003-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.