Democrats On FCC Seek To Postpone Loosening Regulations

Yahoo News AFP -- Two commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission asked for a "public airing" before the FCC votes on controversial rule changes on media ownership.

The FCC has not released its precise proposal, but news reports said the changes would, among other things, allow a newspaper publisher to own a television station in the same city and permit broadcast networks to acquire more stations.

The Washington Post reported that companies such as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the Walt Disney Co. have lobbied to lift the ownership limits.