Chairman Carr – Empower Local Broadcasters

In an interesting article in Inside Radio, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr articulated his regulatory approach to broadcasting.  He intends to promote local broadcasting:

“We want local broadcasters to feel empowered to actually serve the interests of their local communities and not simply become a pass-through for nationwide content coming principally from Hollywood and New York,” Carr said. “If you look at a lot of what we're doing on media, it can be explained by trying to drive towards that goal.”

This is a different focus than previous Commissions.  It will be interesting to see how this policy will be implemented.  

You can see the full story in Inside Radio here.