Under current FCC policy, there are strong protections in place that ensure exactly that.

Current FCC rules typically prohibit one broadcaster from owning two TV stations in one local market.

Current FCC rules typically prohibit one broadcaster from owning two TV stations in a local market.

Current FCC chairman Kevin Martin set out an agenda that promised stricter controls on broadcast television content.

The agency said it believes product placement ads in children's programming already run afoul of current FCC advertising restrictions.

The current FCC proposal would require Dish to deploy service to 70 percent of the population within seven years.

But as capricious as the current FCC's about-face may seem, legal experts say the challenges won't be a slam-dunk case.