When the Telecommunications Act 1996 removed the limit on how many radio stations a company could own,
A)format specialization continued on FM
B)stations were bought and sold at an unprecedented rate
C)the industry became dominated by a few powerful owners
D)talk became the hottest format on AM radio
E)all of these

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All of these options are true. The removal of the ownership limit led to a wave of consolidation, with a few large companies gobbling up numerous stations. This dominance allowed for format specialization to continue on FM, and talk radio to become a popular format on AM. Stations were also bought and sold at an unprecedented rate, further contributing to the industry's consolidation.

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