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Jun 18, 2008

Caucus pushing for more minority-owned channels in proposed XM-Sirius merger

To garner FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's endorsement of their proposed merger, XM and Sirius satellite radio companies voluntarily agreed to reserve four percent of their satellite capacity for minority-owned programming. But, after Martin endorsed the compromise last weekend, members of the Congressional Black Caucus threatened to block the deal.

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