Thursday, June 25, 2026

FCC

FCC JSA filings just about due

The FCC needs for all JSAs over a certain level to be reported
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Court slams scammer who tried to scam FTC

Lie to customers, then to the FTC, and get slammed

FCC explains the death of a CP

Craven Community College believed that a CP granted to Church Planters of America’s FM station was invalid
Broadcasting Pirate

Aereo smackdown praised by AEI fellow

An AEI fellow believes that Aereo’s most recent loss in court is well deserved and terminal.
Fred Upton

Commerce chair Upton under PAC attack

Fred Upton (R-MI) is an inviting target for some third party political organizations
FCC

Benchmarking US broadcast stations

The chart released by the FCC detailing the number of licensed broadcast outlet as of the end of September 2014
FCC

Is FCC buying into Cumulus/Whitley Dallas deal?

Cumulus planned to sell KTDK-FM Sanger TX to Media Services Group broker Bill Whitley
FCC

How the hairs are split in a CP proceeding

13 prospective licensees were found to have filed mutually exclusive applications
FCC

The case of the unshrinking FCC fine

KM LPTV Chicago 13 was nailed for a pair of public file-related violations and subsequently fined for them
Broadcast Tower

Wagenvoord outfenced in regulatory duel with FCC

The Commission was gracious enough, however, to grant Wagenvoord a favor on its own volition.

NAB’s Mago will go into retirement

It was perhaps fitting that we have so often seen Jane Mago’s name at the bottom of so many NAB FCC filings
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Associations cannot restrict member competition

Advertising was implicated in an FTC final order addressing just what associations can and cannot do with their members
LPTV

More praise for FCC’s LPTV action

A second organization has joined with the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition in commending the FCC’s move.

FCC takes on laundry list of special cases

Broadcasters may have an interest in a list of situations that will dealt with on what the FCC is calling a “Consent Agenda.”
Michael O'Rielly

Obama taps O’Rielly for full FCC term

Michael P. O’Reilly came to the FCC in November 2013, taking the place of the retired Robert McDowell