Report on Chain Broadcasting

The Report on Chain Broadcasting was issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 2, 1941. It made recommendations for regulatory changes, to address perceived inequities between radio networks and affiliated stations. A supplemental report, with minor changes, was issued October 11. The proposed FCC actions were challenged in court as being beyond the scope of the agency's powers, ultimately reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 1943 ruled in favor of the FCC.

The most notable result of the report's recommendations was the requirement that the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) divest one of its two national networks, which resulted in the formation of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).