ACA presses FCC on collusory retransmission negotiation
The American Cable Association members of the FCC’s Media Bureau and an advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell seeking to limit the ability of stations...
Behind The FCC’s 5G Fast Plan
Friday morning saw the appearance of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at the White House 5G Summit. There, Pai outlined his 5G FAST (Facilitate America’s Superiority in 5G Technology) Plan. What could this mean for broadcast media? Here are Pai's remarks in full, along with a 1-page review of his plan.
Licensee off the hook for $10K in FCC fines
An AM-FM combo in Greenville PA was found to have committed several violations to the FCC rules, and racked up a total of $18K...
FCC agents bag night owl AM day-timer
When the sun goes down in the New Orleans so too is the signal of KGNA-AM Gretna LA, licensed to Crocodile Broadcasting Inc. However, agents discovered that for a period of years,
FCC Touts Efforts to Support Maui Wildfire Recovery
The Chairwoman of the FCC on Friday issued a statement in response to the devastating wildfires that have impacted thousands of residents on the island of Maui, and provided an update to the public on the agency’s efforts to support local disaster assessment and recovery efforts.
Court slams scammer who tried to scam FTC
Lie to customers, then to the FTC, and get slammed
ConAgra gets aboard anti-obesity express
Yet another major food producer is voluntarily taking steps to avoid marketing sweet, fatty and/or salty food to youngsters. ConAgra says it is setting...
Who’s The New Spectrum Policy Chief At MMTC?
A Ph.D. in systems engineering who happens to be the co-founder and a senior advisor at RF Academics joins the MMTC
FCC rakes in treasure from apprehended Florida pirates
Florida is one of America’s hotbeds of pirated FM radio spectrum, and now four members of the buccaneer contingent, representing three unauthorized stations, have...
‘Threshold Fair Distribution of Service’ Analyses Come For 32 ‘MX’ NCE Permits
The Commission has before it, for comparative consideration, 32 groups of mutually exclusive (MX) applications for new noncommercial educational FM station construction permits. With this week's release of a Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission performed threshold fair distribution of service analyses and used a point system to tentatively select an application for grant in each group.
What Conditions Were Imposed on Charter/TWC Deal?
The FCC imposed conditions on the Charter-TWC acquisition.
The Third Step On Becoming An FCC ‘Mock’ Inspector
In this concluding Media Information Bureau column, featured columnist Ken Benner offers more insight and advice for individuals — and media companies — who wish to call on his 55 years of experience providing service to the broadcast industry by recruiting more Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) certification inspectors.
Phoenix Center Slams Ex-POTUS For ‘Aggressive’ Regs
Thanks, Obama. That's a hashtag that the Phoenix Center may wish to use on Twitter in sharing the results of a new economic analysis that assails the Obama Administration for an "aggressive regulatory agenda" at the FCC that led to nearly $40 billion in reduced telecommunication sector investment.
The ouch outlasts the license
WQMA AM 1520 in Marks MS is no longer a licensed station. Nevertheless, its former licensee, Jason Konarz, has been ordered by the FCC...
Former Commissioner O’Rielly To Lead Media Institute
He served as a Republican-aligned FCC Commissioner until First Amendment concerns over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act cost him his job, with President Trump effectively replacing him with Nate Simington. Now, Mike O'Rielly has resurfaced at The Media Institute as its incoming head.