The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by media companies seeking to challenge government restrictions on the ownership of newspaper and broadcast station in the same market. The court sent the issue back to the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC is in the middle of its regular review of media ownership rules that news organizations and broadcasters say are outdated. The agency relaxed some the rules in 2007, the year of its last review.
An appeals court threw out the looser regulations that applied to the top 20 markets in the United States. It ruled that the FCC didn’t follow proper procedures in implementing the changes. Last Friday the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the lower court ruling filed by Media General Inc., the National Association of Broadcasters, Tribune Co., and other media companies.
Media General, Tribune and the broadcasters said that they were disappointed by the Supreme Court action. Both sides involved in the case thought that the high court would accept an appeal that revolved around the procedural issues.
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