Free Press just filed a legal challenge to block the Gannett-Belo merger¹ but we need your help.

The TV and newspaper giant Gannett wants to buy 20 TV stations from Belo, which would make it one of the nation’s largest TV conglomerates. This merger will mean layoffs for local journalists, less quality news and fewer diverse voices on the air.

And here’s the thing: Gannett’s plans are against the law.

Gannett already owns newspapers and TV stations in many of the cities where it wants to buy Belo stations. Buying these additional outlets would violate federal media ownership limits.

To skirt these rules, Gannett plans to transfer these stations to a shell company — while continuing to run them. We can’t let the company get away with these sneaky tricks.

We need to bombard the FCC with messages from people like you. Tell the FCC you won’t stand for more media consolidation.

Join the Fight Today. Tell the FCC to Say No to Gannett-Belo.

1. "Coalition Seeks to Deny Gannett-Belo," TV NewsCheck, July 25, 2013: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/69214/coalition-seeks-to-deny-gannettbelo