] The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to ] overturn controversial rules adopted by the Federal ] Communications Commission that would greatly increase ] the number of television stations a single company is ] allowed to own. ] ] The FCC last month voted to ease ownership restrictions, ] lifting the national broadcast "cap" -- or reach of any ] single company -- to 45 percent of the national market ] from 35 percent and letting TV, radio and newspaper ] companies buy each other more freely. ] ] But by a vote of 400 to 21 the House rejected those ] changes. Thank GOD!!! Stick THAT in your pipe and smoke it, Clear Channel. |