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Senate seeks to counter FCC


March 31, 2008 The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote Wednesday on legislation that would reverse the FCC's recent decision lifting the federal ban against joint ownership of a newspaper and a broadcast outlet in the same market. Under the so-called "legislative veto" being pushed by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., the resolution would rescind the FCC's December decision to allow newspaper-broadcast combinations in the nation's top 20 markets. While the resolution would likely face a veto by President Bush, approval, even if it was only by the Senate, "would send a strong message" that the public is opposed to easing ownership rules.

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