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US FCC could make textualist argument to claim authority over national TV ownership cap

By Wesley Brown ( January 21, 2026, 22:08 GMT | Comment) -- While US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency is “looking at” its authority to change the national television ownership cap of 39 percent, textualism could play a key role. The FCC could lean into specific language in legislation that identifies the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule as something modifiable by the agency.While US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has said the agency is “looking at” its authority to change the national television ownership cap of 39 percent, textualism could play a key role....

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