Puerto Rico Radio Broadcasters Support NAB Subcap Plan
The FCC should consider NAB’s proposal to relax local ownership limits on radio, the Puerto Rico Radio Broadcasters Association (PRBA) wrote Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey, posted in docket 18-349 Monday. Though dated Aug. 15, the electronic comment filing system…
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lists it as filed Jan. 11. The territory's radio stations face competition from streaming services, making ownership limits outdated, PRBA said. NAB’s plan would allow ownership of up to eight commercial top-75 FM stations and eliminate local ownership caps for AM and FM's outside those 75. “The need for local radio stations was apparent during and after Hurricane Maria,” the PRBA said.