Part one of term paper
The radio industry is seeing rapid mergers and single companies buying many radio stations at one time. The trend now is for Communication companies to own several radio stations in a single market. As a result of these proposed mergers and acquisitions, the FCC has reviewed many of the planned transactions. From November 1997 to Novembe ...

Part two of term paper
... radio stations. Companies are also buying stations in high numbers: Cumulus Media Corp. has bought 207 radio stations in the past 17 months. With all of these proposed deals and companies owning numerous radio stations in a single market, the FCC has been very busy analyzing these deals. The FCC and the Justice Department are reviewing several mergers that would give companies control over 60% or more of the local radio advertising revenue market. Officials have previously allowed one company to ...