Exhibit 950

Report and Order, Amendment of Section 73.3555(e), National Television Multiple Ownership Rule, FCC 26-53, MB Docket No. 17-318 (with Gomez dissent)

Exhibit 950 · Agency order

Report and Order, Amendment of Section 73.3555(e), National Television Multiple Ownership Rule, FCC 26-53, MB Docket No. 17-318 (with Gomez dissent)

Given this finding, we repeal the Commission’s national television multiple ownership rule.

The Commission repeals the national television multiple ownership rule and replaces it with case-by-case review of transactions. Appendix A amends 47 CFR 73.3555 by removing and reserving paragraph (e). The order states the Commission retains authority to change the national cap despite the 2004 statute. Chairman Carr and Commissioner Trusty issued separate statements; Commissioner Gomez dissented, writing that Congress set the cap and only Congress can change it (FCC-26-53A3).

Source: Federal Communications Commission
Date: 6 August 2026 (adopted); 1 October 2026 (released)
Quoted from: Para. 7
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-53A1.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding INF-1.2: Primary record On 19 March 2026 the FCC's Media Bureau granted Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA and waived the National Television Ownership Rule; the order states that Nexstar would reach 54.5 percent of the national audience after the UHF discount, with six stations divested, and lists among its reasons that the combination will preserve Nexstar's ability to preempt network programming in favor of programming that better serves the local community. On 6 August 2026 the Commission adopted a Report and Order repealing the national television multiple ownership rule and replacing it with case-by-case review, over a dissent by Commissioner Gomez.