Newsmax CEO: FCC Lacks Authority to Eliminate Broadcast Ownership Cap

Newsmax CEO: FCC lacks authority to eliminate broadcast ownership cap

Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy appears during an interview on his cable news channel. (Still frame via YouTube video) The founder and chief executive of cable news channel Newsmax has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject proposals from radio and television broadcasters to eliminate its rules regarding ownership, arguing the agency lacks the legal authority to carry out those wishes even if it wanted to. In a reply filing su…

WIA Urges FCC to Adopt Revised 900 MHz Rules

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The National Association of Broadcasters and several broadcasting companies urge the FCC to end its rule capping the number of TV stations an entity can own

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Newsmax CEO Blasts Efforts to End Ownership Caps

Ruddy, a longtime friend of President Trump, told the FCC that it must maintain `the 39% limit' and eliminate `the outdated' UHF discount