House Postpones Hearing On Media Ownership

Story by Inside Radio

The House Subcommittee on Communications has postponed its hearing on media ownership rules that was supposed to reconvene on Wednesday Oct. 21. The hearing, titled “Broadcasting Ownership in the 21st Century,” first convened Sept. 25 but was cut short by the surprise resignation of House Speaker John Boehner that day.

The six witnesses, including the National Association of Broadcasters, barely had time to testify at the original hearing before subcommittee chair Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) called a recess during what became a very hectic day on the Hill. Ranking member Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) requested that the hearing remain open so that legislators could question the witnesses. That was scheduled to take place Oct 21 but has now been postponed by chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) “to a date and time to be determined.”