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...
ACA misleads on CBS/TWC comments
Blaming every retransmission consent-related blackout on broadcasters has always been a hollow charge – it takes two to reach an impasse. But this time,...
NAB backs bill to protect wireless mics
Broadcasters are not the only ones who rely on wireless microphones in the normal course of business, but they are certainly one of them,...
House panel moves FCC bill forward
The Committee on Energy and Commerce has approved a bipartisan bill that aims to make the FCC’s life a little easier, providing efficiency, eliminating...
FCC puts big TV deals before the public
Any broadcast transaction is eligible to be hit with a dreaded petition to deny, and usually that fact is taken as a given. But...
FCC confirms August agenda
A short time ago the FCC issued its sneak preview of the August Open Meeting, continuing a policy of former Chairman Kevin Martin aimed...
Wheeler, violence coming to a vote
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) apparently wants to clear his desk before heading out for the August recess (or state work period...