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#Broadcasting

Events indexed under #Broadcasting — 9 entries in the record.

9 events From Feb 23, 1927 To Aug 19, 2025 Open in filter view →

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Date	Event	Lanes	Status
2025-08-19	Nexstar-Tegna $6.2 Billion Merger Creates Media Giant Reaching 80% of US Households 3 src Federal Communications Commission		confirmed
2003-06-02	FCC Deregulation Enables Sinclair Broadcasting Expansion 3 src Federal Communications Commission · David Smith · George W. Bush		confirmed
1987-08-04	Reagan FCC Abolishes Fairness Doctrine in 4-0 Vote, Eliminating Balanced Coverage Requirements for Broadcasters 6 src Federal Communications Commission · Ronald Reagan		confirmed
1953-01-01	FCC Adopts Seven-Station Rule Limiting Broadcast Ownership to Prevent Media Monopoly and Ensure Viewpoint Diversity 9 src Federal Communications Commission		confirmed
1950-06-22	Red Channels Published, Launching Broadcasting Blacklist and Corporate "Smear and Clear" Racket 3 src NBC · CBS		confirmed
1949-06-01	FCC Establishes Fairness Doctrine Requiring Broadcasters to Present Balanced Coverage of Controversial Issues 7 src Federal Communications Commission · U.S. Congress		confirmed
1934-06-19	Communications Act of 1934 Creates FCC and Consolidates Federal Media Regulation Under Public Interest Standard 4 src Franklin D. Roosevelt · U.S. Congress · Federal Communications Commission		confirmed
1927-09-18	CBS Founded as Radio Broadcasting Oligopoly Takes Shape 3 src Paramount Pictures		confirmed
1927-02-23	Radio Act of 1927 Establishes Public Ownership of Airwaves and "Public Interest" Broadcasting Standard 4 src Calvin Coolidge · U.S. Congress		confirmed