Two big EEO violations; NAL’s issued
The Commission informed (12/5) both Maryland Public Broadcasting (MPB) and Clear Channel/Chicago stations (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to the tune of $20,000 each for violations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Rules.
WDKA-TV gets forfeiture for late filing
The FCC issued a $1,500 forfeiture to WDKA Acquisition Corporation, licensee of WDKA-TV Paducah, KY (MyTV), for failure to file a broadcast license renewal...
SCOTUS stays out of brick & mortar v. internet dispute
Retailers with a physical presence in the communities they serve are tired of being forced to collect sales taxes while losing business to etailers who bear no such burden. With the Supreme Court ducking the issue, the International Council of Shopping Centers is turning back to Congress for help.
Cable also seeking auction moving expense reimbursement
It’s already bad enough that some television broadcasters will be forced to change channels
Walden fires up the griddle for the FCC
As always, there are a lot of important issues percolating away at the FCC, and now, there is a new five-member 8th Floor contingent to deal with them, including new Chairman Tom Wheeler. Greg Walden (R-OR) and the rest of the House Communications Subcommittee would like few words.
Hudson Institute looks at retransmission consent
The battle over MVPDs paying a fair price for broadcast content has been a hot topic in Washington for some time, and now it’s...
Watchdog tells Supremes Aereo method is a dodge
In a friend of the court brief, the Media Institute supported broadcasters in their dispute with the mini-antenna method Aereo is using to co-opt broadcast programming. MI called the method “manipulative technological exploitation.”
Another holiday for broadcasters at FCC
The FCC’s final Open Meeting for 2013 is scheduled for 12/12/13, and as has so often been the case over the last four years, it’s another meeting that broadcasters can pretty much ignore.
Baucus tax reform targets off-shore funds
Reports indicate that one of the planks in a tax bill being put together by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) is a reduction of the advertising business deduction. But an article in the Hill puts the focus on taxing money corporations are said to have been parking or earning abroad.
Comments sought on UHF discount demise
The FCC has an NPRM on the table which would remove the 50% discount afforded UHF television stations when calculating group compliance with national audience caps, and now is your chance to weigh in on the matter.
NAB, MMTC signal support for foreign investment
Well of course MMTC is in favor of the FCC’s proposal to consider broadcast transactions that would involve foreign ownership in excess of 25% -- it has been pushing for just such a move for years. NAB also weighed in to support the measure.
Commissioners discuss historic foreign investment update
The FCC voted to change its view of the 25% threshold for foreign broadcast ownership not as a cap but as a trigger for detailed scrutiny with the possibility of waiver. Here’s what the five commissioners had to say about it.
Few complaining about broadcast indecency
There are organizations out there that make a living complaining about indecent programming being broadcast over America’s airwaves, but there aren’t all that many citizens expressing any concern.
Timer is running for Townsquare’s entrusted stations
One facet of the recent radio dealings of Townsquare Media is the placement of three Iowa stations into a trust for resale. The FCC...
As advertised: FCC to look at foreign broadcast ownership
As regular readers of this space know, broadcast matters have not been a primary focus of the FCC since the completion of the DTV...