Which outcome resulted from the Chain Broadcasting Decision of 1943?

• A. No one can own two networks in the same market
• B. Networks could own multiple networks in the same market
• C. It created a national broadcasting monopoly
• D. It ended the FCC

Answer: (A)

The Chain Broadcasting Decision targets how networks control programming and the stations that carry it. It restricted ownership by preventing a single company from owning two networks that served the same market. In practice, that meant networks had to divest some station holdings or separate station ownership from program distribution and rely on independent affiliates to carry their content. This shift promoted competition and local autonomy in a market, reducing vertical integration by networks. The other statements don’t fit what happened: the decision did not create a national monopoly, it did not end the FCC, and it did not allow networks to own multiple networks in the same market.