Saturday, June 27, 2026

Senators Seek Answers On FCC Watchdog Independence

Upton, Walden seek information detailing the I.G.'s relationship to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
FCC

FCC Seeks Comment On Post-Auction Pricing

Following the public comment period, which ends in late November, final baseline pricing will be established.
Dollar Sign

Forward Auction To Resume With High Ask Prices

A lower $54.59 billion target for wireless companies could still prove difficult to meet, given top-market spectrum pricing
Echostar

FCC Seeks Comment On EchoStar Analog Ask

The FCC's Media Bureau has put a request for a waiver of the Commission's analog TV receiver rule by EchoStar Technologies
The logo for Hubbard Radio's WWFD-AM 820 in Frederick, Md., which helped usher in digital-only broadcasts of kHz-based radio stations under the engineering prowess of Dave Kolesar.

For Hubbard, This Deal Runs The ‘Gamut’

A quirky freeform AM gains another FM signal – this time in Frederick, Md.
FCC

FCC Forward Auction Set For Stage Two

A new target of $54.59B is still too high, says Strategy& principal Dan Hays
Comcast

Comcast Complaints: Bad Customer Service

The FCC shared several of the customer complaints it received. It shows Comcast's customer service as hapless

Trump Pumps It Up With TV Spots

Don't look now, but The Donald is closing in on Hillary.
Ajit Pai

FCC’s Pai Pans Cross-Ownership Ban Vote

In Pai's view, the decision "had nothing to do with the facts, nothing to do the law, and nothing to do with common sense.
FCC

New Date For FCC Post-Auction Transition Webinar

The webinar's rescheduling to Oct. 17 is due to a conflict with the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society's Broadcast Symposium
FCC

FCC Erases STB Sunshine Restrictions

Outside parties can now officially speak with FCC staff regarding Chairman Wheeler's STB plan

Hubbard, Red River Challenge Gray

The FCC has extended until Oct. 20 the opportunity to contest a plan to make a Wausau, Wisc., station a Duluth-market channel.

Big Fine Affirmed For Big Apple Pirate

Jose Luis Gerez now has 30 days from Oct. 5 to pay up for three years of unlicensed broadcasts at 95.1 MHz in Queens
Donald Trump

Trump Picks Up Campaign TV Spots

Donald Trump's campaign greatly increased its investment in TV spots, but the campaign is still well behind that of Clinton in spending.

NAB Prods FCC To Process Nexstar Deal Now

The DOJ gave its blessing. Now, it's time for the FCC to move forward and not await the broadcast spectrum auction's end