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Local marketing agreements between stations located in the same market number at least 70, according to a new FCC survey.
Earlier this summer, the commission conducted a study of LMAs as part of its effort to craft new rules on TV ownership. Because the FCC has proposed changing its rules to start treating the LMAs as "owned" stations, officials said they wanted more information about the number of LMAs now in existence.
A June 17 notice instructed all parties to the deals to report the agreements to the commission and to answer a series of questions, including the lengths of the contracts, the amount of time...