The local TV consolidation race is here

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Changes in decades-old broadcasting rules, combined with new types of competition in news and entertainment, are creating a drama-filled free-for-all as local US broadcasters consolidate. Consolidation will inevitably mean that fewer voices reach more people, but some in the industry argue it's the only way local broadcasting will be able to compete with big tech. Of all TV news products, local television still has the largest audience by far compared to national and cable. But it's also been hit with the greatest decline among the three types of traditional TV. Many fear that a consolidation of local broadcast networks could reduce the diversity of news voices that are accessible to the majority of Americans. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to partake in a quadrennial media review next year, where many of these issues will be revisited and deliberated.


The local TV consolidation race is here