The issue focused on the FCC's recent decision to increase the amount of money that can be paid to individual stations in a single year, a move that has made it much more difficult for many local stations to remain viable, as their stations are now less likely to be able to pay a low enough amount of money to keep their broadcast licenses in good standing. 
 
 I found a [post on this subreddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/jl8j6/steven_bateman_@@