Washington Beat

The operators of a LPFM licensed to the Broward Jewish Alliance, targeting Blacks of Caribbean descent with reggae and soca music, has received a Notice of Violation from the FCC's Enforcement Bureau for far exceeding its licensed power maximum, extending its coverage area beyond where it is permitted to serve.

As terrestrial broadcasters seek their own set of deregulations under the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative, SiriusXM wants to eliminate a series of legacy regulations that it says are stifling innovation in satellite radio.

A federal judge’s ruling that Google illegally monopolized key online advertising markets is drawing praise from the NAB, which says the decision validates long-held concerns about "Big Tech" influence over digital revenue streams critical to local journalism.

The owner of a Class B AM radio station licensed for 10kw from two towers in a suburban area of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has received a Notice of Violation — a precursor to a potential forfeiture notice — for operating the facility outside of its licensed parameters.

A former FCC attorney advisor is being welcomed as the newest associate at law firm Lerman Senter. She started her new role on April 15.

The Walker River Paiute Tribe of Native Americans in Nevada, due east of Lake Tahoe, has entered into a consent decree with the FCC that resolves a matter in which the tribe was tardy with the license renewals for a series of low-power TV stations it owns.

Two U.S. Senators have asked the Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to lift its freeze on grants that are designed help improve the resiliency of public broadcasting stations.

New federal legislation, when coupled with actions by the Commission, highlight regulatory ironies involving both the political left and right. That's the viewpoint of Clay Calvert, writing on behalf of the Washington, D.C. think tank American Enterprise Institute.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has promoted from within to fill the position of EVP/Chief Operating Officer and, concurrently, another woman to serve as its EVP of Government and External Affairs and Acting Corporate Secretary.

Two months ago, the company behind the MeTV brand that also owns broadcast TV stations in various markets convinced the FCC’s Media Bureau to issue a NPRM seeking public comment on a proposal to shift one of its VHF properties from one city to another in New Mexico. The FCC is now giving its blessing.

The government entity headed by Arielle Roth is on its next step to reauthorization, thanks to a swift voice vote on H.R. 2482 held Tuesday at a full House Committee on Energy and Commerce markup session. The committee reported 20 total pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives.

The FCC's Media Bureau is moving forward with seeking comment on the NAB's Petition for Rulemaking seeking the Commission to “establish a clear timeline to complete the transition” from ATSC 1.0. The NAB also seeks potential updates to MVPD "must-carry" carriage rules.

Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA) seeks to move a PBS Member station's digital broadcast facility from a VHF channel to a more robust UHF facility. The FCC has now said yes, empowering LETA to make the shift.

Until now, a vacant FM table allotment for a Class A facility at 100.7 MHz in Kauai has appeared on the FCC's official documentation. Now, on its own motion, the Audio Division is substituting that facility for a different Class A FM, on a different frequency. And, it is a win for Matthew Wesolowski.

The FCC's Assistant Chief of its Media Bureau has adopted an order that amends the Commission's FM Table to Allotments by reinstating certain channels as a vacant FM allotment.