Spectrum auction hearing leaving out LPTV
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled the “Oversight of Incentive Auction Implementation” for 7/23. Invited...
Four more Class As trip over kid requirements
The FCC has been cracking the whip on enforcement of Class A television meeting their responsibilities regarding children’s programming, advertising and reporting. But whereas...
Open Commission meeting this Friday
The FCC will host an open meeting on Friday, 7/19 at 10:30 a.m. Items of note include the Annual Assessment of the Status of...
FCC grants CBI’s reply comment extension
On 4/1, the Enforcement Bureau and Office of General Counsel released a Public Notice seeking comment on whether the full Commission should make changes...
FCC reform bill aired out again
House Communications Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) still thinks that the processes at the FCC need to be reformed, while Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA)...
NABOB to honor Clyburn
Mignon Clyburn’s historic tenure as the first female Chair of the FCC, brief though it may be, has earned her the honor of being...
WVU harnesses white space for broadband
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and Senate Commerce Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) hailed a new program instituted by West Virginia University that utilizes an...
Political ad agency springs for ratings data
National Media Research, Planning and Placement is a media advisory that works for various Republican campaign and issue organizations, and it has resigned with...
House panel tees up FCC again
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is convening Thursday 7/11/13 to take up the topic “Improving the FCC Process.” The hearing will basically put...
FTC takes some air out of Aereo exec’s wallet
Barry Diller, who has angered much of the broadcast community with his internet-based Aereo program distribution platform, will be paying a hefty sum to...
Congress, NAB team for PSA campaigns
The NAB's 2013 Congressional PSA Campaign is kicking off and running through the end of the year with participation of 244 members of Congress...
FCC announces July open meeting agenda
Once again, the FCC will host an open meeting with minimal broadcast material on the agenda. Broadcasters figure in the FCC’s latest report on...
FCC wants commentary on online political file
The new rules requiring stations to post documents on political advertising in a national public file database housed by the FCC have had one...
Markey wins in Massachusetts
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) is now Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) as the communications-savvy legislator coasted to victory in a special election to fill the...
Senators team to put cameras in SCOTUS
Noting that the decisions of the Supreme Court affect the lives of Americans, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced legislation...