The Republican majority on the FCC voted as expected to ease federal rules on media ownership. In Los Angeles this means that the Tribune Co. can retain both the L.A. Times and KTLA Channel 5, as the company hoped when it acquired Times Mirror. On Which Way L.A. (Real Audio) Darrell Satzman of the Los Angeles Business Journal analyzes the local impact and the politics with Warren Olney.
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