FCC to Take Comments on State of Audio Programming Industry Competition

The FCC is soliciting comments on the state of competition in the audio service industry, including broadcast stations, DBS and audio streaming, said a public notice Monday in docket 18-227. The input is to be used for the communications market report required by the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (Ray Baum's) Act, it said. The agency said it's looking for information on major audio market participants, industry trends and the extent of competition. The notice said comments would be due 30 days after appearing in the Federal Register, replies 15 days later.