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December 18, 2009                                                           Janice Wise, 202-418-8165
  Email: janice.wise@fcc.gov
MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES MEDIA OWNERSHIP 
WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL ISSUES 
(MB DOCKET NO. 09-182)
Washington, D.C.:  The Media Bureau today announced it will hold its next media ownership 
workshop on January 12, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room as part of the 
Commission’s 2010 quadrennial review proceeding.  The workshop will focus on the current 
financial and economic conditions and marketplace factors affecting the media industry and how 
the FCC should take these into account as it conducts its review process.  
Specifically, the forum will examine whether:
-- The media ownership rules affect the financial health of broadcasters
-- Lending or investing institutions consider the rules in their funding practices
-- Economic changes affecting the media marketplace are cyclical or permanent
-- There is a need to balance financial conditions in the media industry with other policy                 
goals when conducting the Commission’s ownership review and, if so, how that     
should be done  
The workshop will also explore how new media are affecting broadcasters, the lending and 
investment practices in traditional media, and how market size affects financial issues related to 
broadcasting.  
The forum will consist of two panels.  The first will be comprised of smaller broadcasters, or 
broadcasters that compete in smaller markets, and representatives of financial institutions that 
serve them.  The second panel, consisting of larger broadcasters or broadcasters that compete 
in the larger markets, will also include representatives from financial institutions that serve these 
broadcasters.  
Public participation at the workshop is encouraged.  For those who cannot attend in person, 
audio/video coverage will be broadcast live over the Internet from the FCC Live web page at 
www.fcc.gov/live.  
Open captioning of the forum will be provided.  Other reasonable accommodations for people 
with disabilities are available upon request.  Include a description of the accommodation you will 
need.  Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information.  Last-minute 
requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.  Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
For further information, contact Mania Baghdadi or Amy Brett, Industry Analysis Division, Media 
Bureau (202) 418-2330.  Media Bureau press contact:  Janice Wise (202) 418-8165.
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