# Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts

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- Ars Technica, 2026-09-08 19:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/supreme-court-forces-tv-stations-to-sell-more-election-ads-at-steep-discounts/

> The Supreme Court ordered broadcast TV stations to extend legally required lowest ad rates to political parties and joint fundraising committees, not just individual candidates. The September 4 ruling followed petitions from the National Republican Congressional and Senatorial Committees and turns on whether party-purchased ads count as a candidate’s use of a station.