A media-brokers group wants the FCC to nix...

A media-brokers group wants the FCC to nix newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership limits on radio and TV, without changing broadcast-only ownership caps. “Allowing newspaper/broadcast combinations in today’s marketplace, where there are so many choices for reading, viewing and listening, can only strengthen local content and public service,” said a filing Friday in docket 14-50 by the National Association of Media Brokers (http://bit.ly/1j3kuOs). It said ending cross-ownership rules wouldn’t “generate a significant wave” of deals, and may lead to stations investing in papers in smaller markets. The association successfully backed waivers of foreign ownership caps of 25 percent on U.S. stations (CD May 2/13 p5).