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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  Contact:  Rebecca  Fisher  September  8,  2006  (202)  418-  2359 
 FCC  Announces  Public  Hearing  in  Los  Angeles  On  Media  Ownership 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  announced  the  first  public  hearing  on  media  ownership  issues  will  be  held  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
 October  3,  2006. 
 Chairman  Kevin  Martin  said,  “Public  input  is  integral  to  this  process.  The  Commission  will  hold  public  hearings  in  diverse  locations  around  the  country  to  fully  involve  the  American 
 people  in  its  review  of  our  media  ownership  rules.” 
 “I  look  forward  to  hearing  from  the  American  people  on  a  variety  of  subjects  at  these  hearings  such  as  the  impact  of  the  Commission’s  rules  on  localism,  minority  ownership,  and 
 various  types  of  programming  like  independent  and  religious  programming  and  children’s  and  family-  friendly  programming,”  Martin  added. 


 Further  details  on  the  public  hearing  will  be  released  at  a  later  date. 
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