Media Contact: 
Neil Grace, (202) 418-0506
neil.grace@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT ON REUTERS REPORTS OF FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENT RADIO STATION OWNERSHIP AND INFLUENCE
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WASHINGTON, November 2, 2015 – The following statement can be attributed to FCC 
spokesman Neil Grace regarding press reports today alleging foreign government ownership of 
radio stations.
“Based on reports, the FCC will initiate an inquiry into the facts surrounding the foreign 
ownership issues raised in the stories, including whether the Commission’s statutory foreign 
ownership rules have been violated.”
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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. Cir. 1974).