An Iowa congressman is seeking to diversify airport viewing options by filing an amendment to a proposed FAA act that will require airports to "turn the channel on CNN."
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) filed an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Tuesday, suggesting a change to airport viewing. King proposed that television broadcast networks not be allowed to create an "airport monopoly"of TV shows or channels that are displayed at airports, stating that competition will lead to a "quality product" people will choose to watch, King said.
"It's time that travelers in airports were allowed to turn the channel on CNN," King said in a press release. "My amendment would allow greater broadcast choice for the nation's travelers by eliminating CNN's efforts to create an 'airport monopoly' through the use of agreements that restrict content to only its programs."