Senators Call For Cross-ownership Action

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By: Todd Shields Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., want federal regulators to quickly decide the fate of the media cross-ownership ban, which bars common ownership of a daily newspaper and a broadcast station in the same market.

The Federal Communications Commission has compiled an extensive record since September when it asked for comments on the rule, Daschle and Reid said in a June 6 letter to FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell. "We believe it is now time" for action, the senators wrote.

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