Changes, Challenges, and Charting New Courses:
Minority Commercial Broadcast Ownership in the United States
REPORT CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY LETTER BY NORMAN Y. MINETA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PART I. HISTORY OF NTIA'S ROLE IN PROMOTING MINORITY OWNERSHIP
        Minority Broadcast Ownership Reports
        2000 Minority Broadcast Ownership Report Methodology
        Public Comment
        Minority Ownership Roundtable

PART II. MINORITY OWNERSHIP-CURRENT AND PROPOSED DEFINITIONS
        NTIA's Definitions
        Federal Communications Commission's Definition
        Small Business Administration's Definition
        The Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act's Definition
        Public Comments
        The 2000 Report's Definition and Further Consideration

PART III. VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY IN A CHANGING INDUSTRY
        The Emergence of Boradcast Ownership Diversity As a National Goal
        The Changing Broadcast Industry
           Multiple Ownership Rules
           The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Aftermath of Consolidation

PART IV. CHALLENGES OF CONSOLIDATION
        The Data Story for Minority Owners
        2000 MTDP Survey Results
        Continuing Challenges

PART V. CHARTING NEW COURSES: Broadcasters Moving Beyond Single Station Ownership and Conventional Technologies

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES
        Appendix A-2000 MTDP Survey and Letter to Broadcast Owner
        Appendix B-Nielsen Media Research Listing of Designated Market Areas (DMA's) by Ranking
        Appendix C-Map of Minority-Owned radio Stations and their Non-Minority Competitors, by DMA
        Appendix D-Map of Minority-Owned Full and Low Power TV Stations, by DMA
        Appendix E-Minority Population Map for Yar 2000
        Appendix F-Minority Population Projection Map for Year 2005
        Appendix G-Minority Population Projection Map for year 2010

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