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  "description": "DuJuan McCoy’s Circle City Broadcasting wins approval to own three stations, including the ABC affiliate, in Indianapolis\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T13:56:08.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n■ FCC Merger Approval a Breeze for Charter-Cox ■ How Far Can Carr Go to Keep NFL on Free TV? ■ Free State’s Long Calls for New Cable Rules if 39% Cap Goes ■ Malone Seeks FCC Approval to Take Control of GCI Liberty ****■**** House Expected to Pass Bill on Broadband Access to Public Lands ■ LPTV Leader: 5G Broadcast Smartphone Landing in U.S. in Q3 ■ Industry Vet Lisa Hook Joins NextNav Board ■ Thomas Tyler Leaving Louisiana’s broadband office\n\n**FCC: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s** effort to bolster local TV stations just produced a major victory for **DuJuan McCoy** , an African-American TV station operator/owner in the **Indianapolis** market. In a decision Friday, the FCC said McCoy’s **Circle City Broadcasting** (CCB) could acquire the **local ABC affiliate** from **Scripps** , an **$83 million deal** giving CCB three stations total and one more than permissible under FCC rules. The four-page decision, handed down by **Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone** , concluded that waiving the two-to-a-market cap would not harm competition in a market where **Nexstar** and **TEGNA** operate stations and that forcing the sale of CCB’s **WNDY-TV** (a MyNetworkTV affiliate) would likely lead to less local news in Indianapolis. “We find that special circumstances warrant grant of [CCB’s] waiver request. Circle City has determined that its acquisition of ABC affiliate WRTV is essential to its continuing viability as a broadcaster in the Indianapolis DMA,” Boone said. ** _(More after paywall)_**\n\nDuJuan McCoy, President & CEO of Circle City Broadcasting\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Carr’s FCC Hands Historic Regulatory Victory to African-American TV Station Owner",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-02T13:56:10.789Z"
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