NASA takes 45% cap to court
By Bill McConnell -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/7/2003 8:00:00 AM
Network affiliates didn’t wait until the Oct. 4 deadline to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s TV-ownership-cap hike in court.
The Network Affiliated Stations Alliance Wednesday asked the Federal Appeals Court in Washington, D.C., to vacate the new 45% limit on one company’s TV-household reach as arbitrary, capricious and unlawful.
The NASA -- which represents 600 TV stations affiliated with ABC, CBS and NBC -- said its members will be hurt in contract negotiations with the networks if the networks are allowed to buy more stations and gain more negotiating leverage.
The FCC increased the national TV-ownership cap from 35% and relaxed other limits June 2.
Additional lawsuits from opponents and supporters of media deregulation are expected to be filed over the next two months.
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