Sen. Tester Grills Media Executives on Failure to Bring Local Broadcasting to Montana Markets
October 24, 2019
October 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release:
During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanded that AT&T/DirecTV work to provide local news broadcasts to unserved rural communities across the country--particularly in Helena and Glendive.
Currently, AT&T only provides local broadcasts to 198 out of 210 media mar . . .
During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanded that AT&T/DirecTV work to provide local news broadcasts to unserved rural communities across the country--particularly in Helena and Glendive.
Currently, AT&T only provides local broadcasts to 198 out of 210 media mar . . .