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WASHINGTON — A Senate committee voted Thursday to nullify a recently approved Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.
The measure has drawn a veto threat from the White House.
The rule, which was approved last year by the FCC on a 3-2 party-line vote, allows one company to own a newspaper and one radio or TV station in the same market. Such a combination is allowed only in the 20 largest metro areas.
