Simington Wants FCC to Probe Relaxing Rules for Smaller Broadcasters

The FCC should examine whether smaller broadcasters should face the same regulatory “burdens” as bigger companies, FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington told the National Religious Broadcasters "Gathering of Christian Communicators" last week, said a news release from Simington’s office Tuesday. “Many broadcast rules apply identical burdens to organizations of 5 full-time staff, and of 500 full-time staff,” said the release. “I would support a fresh look at some of the Commission rules considered most burdensome to small, family-owned broadcast stations to see if public interest is served by their equal application to every broadcast organization.”