...musicFIRST wants the FCC to preserve what little competition remains between owners of AM/FM stations at local market levels:
“AM/FM radio station owners also all compete in intergroup competition with satellite radio and streaming audio platforms for audience and revenue. We also respectfully request that Congress be advised that smaller AM/FM cluster ers must and do compete with both larger AM/FM clusters locally as well as streaming and satellite-based audio providers for audience and revenue. We, as members of the music community who provide much of the content used by all audio platforms to generate audience and revenue, care about the well-being of all AM/FM radio stations. We are concerned about the impacts of potential...