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May 17, 2012
FMC Analysis of Public Comments Filed in FCC Broadcast Ownership Proceeding: Docket Tally
In May 2003, FMC conducted an analysis of the public comments filed at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Docket 02-277 — the Broadcast Ownership proceeding. Over a two week period, two dozen volunteers collaborated with the FMC to analyze approximately 9,360 comments viewable on the FCC website, coding each comment as “opposing changes”, “unknown/neutral” or “supporting changes”. Below is a chart showing the state-by-state totals of the 9,360 comments that we reviewed as of May 8, 2003.
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AGAINST Rule Changes |
Unknown/Other |
FOR rule changes |
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State |
Total comments |
citizen |
corp/org |
citizen |
corp/org |
citizen |
corp/org |
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Alabama |
16 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Alaska |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
72 |
70 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
California 1 |
136 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
California 2 |
173 |
171 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
California 3 |
306 |
282 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
California 4 |
155 |
149 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
California 5 |
103 |
102 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
128 |
128 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
73 |
70 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Florida |
129 |
122 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Georgia |
43 |
40 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
12 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
260 |
254 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Indiana |
59 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
32 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
32 |
31 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maine |
65 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
79 |
76 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Massachussetts |
147 |
144 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
115 |
113 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
128 |
128 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
59 |
58 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Montana |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
11 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
89 |
87 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
88 |
88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New York |
377 |
347 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
|
North Carolina |
156 |
146 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
108 |
106 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
36 |
35 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
135 |
131 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
177 |
175 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
23 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
52 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Texas |
204 |
196 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Utah |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
44 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
84 |
74 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
W. Virginia |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington State 1 |
315 |
312 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington State 2 |
211 |
210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Washington DC |
4647 |
4500 |
40 |
8 |
64 |
1 |
34 |
|
Wisconsin |
95 |
93 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total comments |
9,360 |
9,065 |
99 |
54 |
85 |
11 |
46 |
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Total AGAINST |
Unknown/Other |
Total FOR |
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citizen |
corp/org |
citizen |
corp/org |
citizen |
corp/org |
Corporations and organizations that are FOR the rule changes:
Along with the 11 citizen comments, the following companies, organizations and government officials filed comments supporting rule changes:
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1 |
Alaska Broadcasting Company |
DC |
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2 |
Bear Stearns (Victor Miller) |
DC/NY |
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3 |
Belo Corp. (Wiley Rein & Fielding) |
DC/TX |
|
4 |
Block Communications Inc. |
DC |
|
5 |
Bonneville International Corporation |
DC |
|
6 |
Caribbean Int’l News Corp. (Maureen Jeffreys, Arnold & Porter) |
DC |
|
7 |
Clear Channel Communications (Christopher Robbins/Eve K. Reed, Wiley Rein & Fielding) |
DC/TX |
|
8 |
Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. |
DC |
|
9 |
Disney/ABC (Jared Sher, Skadden Arps/Susan Fox) |
DC |
|
10 |
Dispatch Broadcasting Group (R. Clark Wadlow, Sidley Austin) |
DC |
|
11 |
Economists Inc. (Bruce Owen) |
DC |
|
12 |
Emmis Communications Corp. (John Fiorini, Wiley Rein & Fielding) |
DC |
|
13 |
Fox/News Corp. (Brian Weimer, Skadden Arps) |
DC |
|
14 |
Gannett Co. (Kathleen Kirby, Wiley Rein & Fielding) |
DC |
|
15 |
Grant Communications (Kenneth Satten, Wilkinson Barker Knauer) |
DC |
|
16 |
Gray Television (Robert Beizer) |
DC |
|
17 |
Hearst Corp. (Jennifer Blum, Drinker Biddle & Reath) |
DC |
|
18 |
Hearst-Argyle |
NC |
|
19 |
Illinois Broadcasters Association |
IL |
|
20 |
Lockwood |
NC |
|
21 |
Media General (John Feore/M. Anne Swanson, Dow Lohnes & Albertson) |
DC |
|
22 |
Morris Communications Corp. (James Bayes, Wiley Rein & Fielding) |
DC |
|
23 |
NABET-CWA (Dan Mahoney/Leroy Watson) |
DC |
|
24 |
NBC (Jay Ireland) |
DC |
|
25 |
NBC/Telemundo (F.William LeBeau) |
DC |
|
26 |
Newspaper Ass’n of America (Martha Heller, Wiley Rien & Fielding) |
DC |
|
27 |
Nexstar (Elizabeth Hammond/Howard Liberman, Drinker, Biddle & Reath) |
DC |
|
28 |
Paxson |
FL |
|
29 |
Quincy Newspapers |
DC |
|
30 |
Representative “Billy” Tauzin (Congress) |
DC |
|
31 |
Representative Michael Oxley (Congress) |
DC |
|
32 |
Representative Rick Boucher (Congress) |
DC |
|
33 |
Richard Wiley, Wiley Rein & Fielding |
DC |
|
34 |
Sinclair Broadcasting Group (Kathryn Schmeltzer, Shaw Pittman) |
DC |
|
35 |
The National Grange (Leroy Watson) |
DC |
|
36 |
Tribune Company |
DC |
|
37 |
Univision Communications Inc (Scott Flick, Shaw Pittman) |
DC |
|
38 |
Verizon |
VA |
|
39 |
Viacom (Anne Lucey) |
DC |
|
40 |
Westwind |
NC |
Companies and organizations filed comments OPPOSING the rule changes:
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1 |
ACTION COALITION FOR MEDIA EDUCATION (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
2 |
AFTRA |
NY |
|
3 |
Alliance for a Media Literate America |
NY |
|
4 |
Alliance for Community Media |
DC |
|
5 |
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
6 |
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
7 |
American Cable Association |
IL |
|
8 |
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
9 |
American Women in Radio & Television |
VA |
|
10 |
Amherst Alliance |
RI |
|
11 |
Arso Radio Corp |
FL |
|
12 |
Association of Micro-Power Broadcasters |
CA |
|
13 |
Attorney General for the State of Washington |
WA |
|
14 |
Attorney General of the State of Connecticut |
CT |
|
15 |
Black Citizens for a Fair Media |
DC |
|
16 |
Buckley Broadcasting Corporation |
CT |
|
17 |
BUNGALOW 78 ENTERTAINMENT (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
18 |
Capitol Broadcasting Co |
VA |
|
19 |
Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors |
DC |
|
20 |
Center for Digital Democracy |
DC |
|
21 |
CENTER FOR MEDIA EDUCATION (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
22 |
Center for the Creative Community |
VA |
|
23 |
CHILDREN NOW |
CA |
|
24 |
Citizen Action |
IL |
|
25 |
Civil Rights Forum |
DC |
|
26 |
Coalition for a democratic Pacifica |
NY |
|
27 |
Coalition for Program Diversity |
DC |
|
28 |
Communications Science and Technologies |
NY |
|
29 |
Communications Workers of America |
DC |
|
30 |
Consumer Federation of America |
DC |
|
31 |
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO |
DC |
|
32 |
Economic Policy Institute |
DC |
|
33 |
FAIR — Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting |
NY |
|
34 |
Future of Music Coalition |
DC |
|
35 |
GIDEON PRODUCTIONS (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
36 |
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment |
NY |
|
37 |
Granite Broadcasting Corporation |
VA |
|
38 |
Hodson Broadcasting |
CA |
|
39 |
Honolulu Community Media Council |
HI |
|
40 |
Information Policy Institute |
NY |
|
41 |
JAM Productions (Jerry Mickelson) |
DC/IL |
|
42 |
JOHN WELLS PRODUCTIONS (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
43 |
Journal inquirer |
CT |
|
44 |
Kennel Wood Broadcasting Co. Inc |
TX |
|
45 |
Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting |
NY |
|
46 |
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations |
CA |
|
47 |
MBC Grand Broadcasting |
VA |
|
48 |
Media Access Project |
DC |
|
49 |
Media Alliance |
CA |
|
50 |
Media Democracy Legal Project |
CA |
|
51 |
Media Ownership Working Group |
DC |
|
52 |
Mediacom Communications Corporation |
MO/NY |
|
53 |
MEDIASCOPE (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
54 |
Minority Media and Telecommunications Council |
DC |
|
55 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILD ADVOCATES (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
56 |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MEDIA AND THE FAMILY (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
57 |
National Organization for Women |
DC |
|
58 |
NATIONAL PTA (part of Children Now filing) |
CA |
|
59 |
Nat’l Ass’n of Black Owned Broadcasters/Rainbow-PUSH Coalition |
DC |
|
60 |
Nat’l Ass’n of Hispanic Journalists |
DC |
|
61 |
Newspaper Guild/Communications Workers of America |
DC |
|
62 |
OH SHOOT PRODUCTIONS (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
63 |
Pappas Telecasting Co. (Peter Pappas) |
DC |
|
64 |
Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force |
DC |
|
65 |
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
66 |
Project for Excellence in Journalism |
DC |
|
67 |
Prometheus Radio Project |
PA |
|
68 |
REC Networks |
AZ |
|
69 |
Reclaim the Media |
WA |
|
70 |
Representative David Price |
DC |
|
71 |
Representative Maurice Hinchey |
DC |
|
72 |
Richmond Free Press |
DC |
|
73 |
Rural Video Coalition |
DC |
|
74 |
Sand Key Massage Center |
DC |
|
75 |
Seattle Times (Frank Blethen) |
DC |
|
76 |
Senator Mike DeWine/Senator Herb Kohl |
DC |
|
77 |
SHUKOVSKY ENGLISH PRODUCTIONS (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
78 |
Sisters of St. Joseph |
DC |
|
79 |
Small Video Operators Serving Rural Areas |
DC |
|
80 |
Stop 26-Riverbend,Inc. |
OH |
|
81 |
To Your Health Inc |
DC |
|
82 |
TV-Turnoff Network |
DC |
|
83 |
UBU PRODUCTIONS (part of Writers Guild West filing) |
CA |
|
84 |
United Church of Christ |
DC |
|
85 |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
DC |
|
86 |
UNITY: Journalists of Color |
VA |
|
87 |
Virginia Center for Public Press |
VA |
|
88 |
WEFT |
IL |
|
89 |
Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press |
DC |
|
90 |
Working Assets |
DC |
|
91 |
Writers’ Guild of America |
DC |
|
92 |
Writers Guild of America, West |
CA |
|
93 |
WRMC Board of Directors |
VT |
|
94 |
Young Broadcasting Inc. |
DC |
|
95 |
ZGS Broadcasting (Wendy Thompson) |
DC |
Orgs/corps supporting some changes but not all:
|
1 |
Cox Enterprises (To-Quyen Truong, Dow Lohnes & Albertson) |
DC |
|
2 |
National Association of Broadcasters (Jeff Baumann)/NASA |
DC |