Radio in play with eye on 2014 elections
Incumbent Republicans in the neighboring states of Tennessee and Kentucky are in store for primary challenges from the right, and in both states, radio...
Anatomy of an LPFM denial
Dillingham Christian Radio was on its way to getting an LPFM pursuant to the 2000 filing window when it was required to register its...
FTC busts scareware scammer
A company that used what amounted to an ad disguised as a warning of imminent danger to the victim’s mobile device has been stopped...
NAB counters ACA request for FCC standstill rule
American Cable Association leader Matt Polka sent a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn asking that the Commission take steps to prevent program...
Honig honored by NAACP
Communications diversity advocate David Honig is well-known in Washington as the leader of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Counsel. He is also provides legal...
Radio is key when disaster strikes
A task force looking at all aspects of the response to Hurricane Sandy noted that private sector development of reliable communications is something to...
NPR’s Knell on the way out
Gary E. Knell took over National Public Radio in the aftermath of the highly controversial Juan Williams firing and succeeded in reducing the organization’s...
UNM regents agree to underwriting decree
Underwriting announcements that ran on a quintet of FM stations licensed to the Regents of the University of New Mexico may or may not...
STELA hearing on tap for September
We don’t yet know the exact time or date, but we do know that House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) is planning to...
Journalists seek protected spectrum for wireless mics
Wireless microphones are an indispensable tool for those in the critical business of bringing up-to-the-minute news and information to the American public, and an...
Pryor holding communications hearing in Arkansas
There is a great way to get local attention from one of the federal legislative committees, and that is to have a key member...
Thune applauds O’Rielly FCC nomination
The prospects for expediting the process of installing Tom Wheeler as the next FCC Chairman was moved along by the nomination of Mike O’Rielly...
FCC hosting LPFM webinars
The filing window for new low power FMs will be upon us before we know it, and with that in mind, the FCC is...
What’s up with Watt nomination?
According to Politico, there is increasing worry that the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to take the reins at the Federal Housing Finance...
FCC grants extra time to compile Form 323
The new FCC ownership reporting requirements which entail filling out FCC Form 323 every two years involve a great deal more information than in...