Another pirate walks the plank
Nicolas Paula is a member of the spectrum buccaneer community, New York market division. His unlicensed station was caught operating on 94.5 MHz in...
FCC invites public to help reboot
Reboot.FCC.gov is up and running – it’s a website that is soliciting public input into redesigning the FCC’s main website (and the Commission in...
FCC March meeting touches on: Guess what?
Did you think it might have something to do with DTV? Then, as Don Rickles might say, you win a cookie! Otherwise, even though...
Rep. Darrell Issa gets a watchdog built for one
The Republican Party victory in the 2010 midterm elections returned them to the leadership role in the US House of Representatives, and Darrell Issa...
LRFA Crosses the 200 Threshold
The Local Radio Freedom Act now has more than 200 members of Congress
Indecency down for the count?
Have the language watchdogs scored a knock-out punch against the forces of indecency? Probably not – there are certainly edgy performers out there poised to slip over the line
Time for the Quadrennial Review quarterly waiver extension
The waiver is for cross-owned broadcast and print media clusters. Companies that operate such clusters have been in limbo for years as the FCC...
New Details Emerge With Cancelled LPTV Deal
A proposed transaction that saw the arrival of a new licensee for a low-power television station in the Lone Star State was cancelled by the FCC. On Wednesday, new information was brought to RBR+TVBR's attention as to the circumstances leading to the Commission's decision.
NABOB spotlights issues in advance of confab
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters 32nd Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference is less than two weeks away, and it has an outline...
Media Ownership Rules “In Regulatory Stasis”
The agenda is shaping up for Friday’s media ownership hearing in the House.
Boonville Broadcasting fined $4K
The Commission notified Boonville Broadcasting’s Adult Hits WEJK-FM Boonville/Evansville, IN of its Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $4,000 for failure to conduct a contest substantially as announced, including undue delay in concluding the contest and more. Said Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement:
Pai’s Pilot Program Propels Transparency
Should it be successful, program will "give the public much more insight into the Commission’s activities," Chairman Pai says
Drones on Senate Radar
A Senate subcommittee plans a hearing on drones for Nov. 19.
Election Preparedness Resources for Broadcasters Come From NAB
The NAB on Tuesday released a "sweeping election preparedness initiative" designed to provide broadcasters with the resources, tools and training needed to navigate the complexities of the 2024 election cycle. The association's election preparedness initiative includes three core elements.
FCC Broadcast Deadlines For August: What To Know
License renewal pre-filing announcements. Radio post-filing announcements. License renewal applications for radio stations in the Carolinas. These are just some of the things coming for broadcasters in the month of August. Thanks to Fletcher Heald & Hildreth, we have a complete FCC deadline review.