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Today the FCC is expected to vote on a new rule requiring that broadcast television stations post their records of political ad buys online. The debate over this rule is another illustration that the real… Read more
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By Justin Elliott, ProPublica With the FCC set to vote Friday on whether to require broadcasters to post political ad data online, the industry has been scrambling to water down the proposed rule. Read Post
The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that the new rule requiring TV stations to put their political ad disclosure files online would take effect Aug. 2. The rule, passed by the FCC in April in a party line vote, means ... Read Post
Broadcasters are not happy with today’s FCC passage of a rule that will force stations to put their political advertising information — like who is buying what time and for how much — online. Stations already have to compile and mak... Read Post