Minority report: revive regs; conyers tells group re-reg bill might be necessary; tax certificates are hot topic. (Washington).(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, September, 2002 by McConnell, Bill

As FCC Chairman Michael Powell and his colleagues were putting final touches on plans to rewrite nearly all of the government's broadcast-ownership limits (see page 10), a few blocks away, anxious African-American broadcasters and policymakers were questioning whether such broadcasters have a future in an industry increasingly dominated by conglomerates.

The decline in minority ownership of broadcast stations, particularly by African-Americans, was the leading topic at a conference hosted by the Black Broadcasters' Alliance, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, and the Black Entertainment & Telecom Association in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus. "After November's elections, we may have to step in...

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