If the FCC attributes Joint Sales Agreements, the...

If the FCC attributes Joint Sales Agreements, the commission should grandfather in all existing such agreements, the Nevada Broadcaster’s Association said in an ex parte filing Wednesday. “Forced termination” of JSAs would “substantially” increase costs for affected stations and undercut their ability to compete, “leading to reduced programming and diversity, and potentially to total loss of broadcast service from those stations,” NBA said. Attributing JSAs would “effectively ban them outright in most markets despite their public benefits,” NBA said. The FCC should “utilize a triage approach” to evaluating ways to revitalize AM radio, NBA said. The commission should “act as soon as viable options are identified, rather than delay until all of the numerous options have been assessed in order to release a single Report and Order addressing all proposals,” NBA said.