Trump Opposes Lifting Broadcast Ownership Cap

The FCC is considering repealing a rule that limits broadcasters from reaching more than 39 percent of the national television audience.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images

A possible initiative by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal or revise a rule and allow companies to have increased ownership of television stations has been opposed by President Donald Trump.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has publicly mulled changing the body’s “national television multiple ownership rule” or “national audience reach cap,” a federal regulation that limits any one entity from owning television networks that reach more than 39 percent of television households in the country.