Re: New FCC ownership rules

[Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>]

<<On Wed, 28 May 2003 01:18:12 -0400, "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net> said:

> As for the cross ownership rules: I think Portland was better off when the
> local newspaper and WGME were both owned by Guy Gannett isntead of now when
> Blethen owns the paper and Sinclair owns WGME.

I don't think it was ever one the cards that the newspaper
cross-ownership rule could stand.  After the gambling advertising rule
was struck down a few years ago, it became very clear to anyone who
read the opinion that the newspaper cross-ownership rule would receive
the same treatment if anyone ever tried to litigate it.

-GAWollman