Drug and Alcohol Testing
Ever since the days when an overnight jock blew up a radio studio by “freebasing” during a shift, some broadcasters have thought it might
Bidders kick tires of Reed Elsevier’s biz pubs
The usual suspects, the private equity groups who play in the media area, are rumored to be among 20 or so potential bidders who...
On the new cordless HD Radio….
In response to "Finally: portable HD Radios coming in days" I stand amazed! Wow, just saw on RBR today the latest line of Hi-Deaf cordless radios including
Martin responds to malfunction ruling
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin: “Today the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Janet Jackson incident during the Super Bowl Halftime show...
Third Circuit short-circuits malfunction fine
CBS is off the hook for the $550K fine levied by the FCC for the infamous Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl Nipplegate scandal. The...
Court tosses Super Bowl indecency fine
A federal appeals court in Philadeliphia has thrown out the $550,000 fine that the FCC levied on CBS for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during...
The Unfairness Doctrine: Nancy Pelosi v. James Madison
An influential communications blog recently called for the re-imposition of the so-called Fairness Doctrine suggesting that
Adelstein may conditionally back XM/Sirius
Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein signaled he would point his thumb up if the proposed merger of satcasters XM and Sirius includes a concession...
Don’t shield reporter’s shield from veto pen
Last week we said we’d be happy to wait until after the election to enact a federal reporter’s shield -- NYT goes to bat for federal shield
Obama blasts past WSJ estimate
The campaign of Barack Obama (D-IL) openly ridiculed a recent Wall Street Journal article saying that it figured to bring in just over $30M...
The FCC agenda notable for what’s not there
The proposed agenda for the August Open Meeting at the FCC, scheduled at the get-out-of-town-friendly date of 8/1/08, will include a look at how...
Ad recession brings bitter enemies together
It has gotten to be so hard to make a buck in the newspaper business that even Rupert Murdoch and Mort Zuckerman are on...
More cash for Gray
Gray Television announced that it had sold another $25 million liquidation value of its Series D Perpetual Preferred Stock. The company said the sale...
Les Crane dead at 74
The Los Angeles Times reports the death of Les Crane, the successful KGO-AM San Francisco talk host who was tapped by ABC Television in...
XM/Sirius continues to draw serious response
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) wants HD capability incorporated into satellite receivers and the current proposed price cap term doubled. And NPR wants HD incorporated and a much larger set-aside for minority/NCE channels