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Consumers might not realize that several radio stations in one community all have the same owner.  It's also true that hundreds of cable TV channels are owned by a handful of corporations and that the number of local, independent newspapers is dwindling.

Use this checklist to find out who owns the newspaper, TV, cable and radio outlets in your community. 

Find out who owns the media where you live.  "Who Owns What" from the Columbia Journalism Review has an online guide to the holdings of major media companies — print, cable and broadcast.

Who Owns the Media? More sources on media ownership from Free Press, the National Organization of Women and Media Channel.  

Track the spending on campaigns and lobbying by the broadcast, cable and telecommunications industries.   Find out with the Media Tracker from the Center for Public Integrity.

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