Supreme Court won’t hear ivi TV appeal
Broadcasters contend that internet television services such as ivi are required to pay retransmission consent fees when passing along their signals, and had that...
FCC makes record long-jump TV city changes official
At first, the FCC considered PMCM TV’s proposal to move one television station from Jackson WY to Wilmington DE, and another from Ely NV...
Ninth Circuit finds for cable companies in carriage dispute
Herring Broadcasting, which just announced plans to challenge Fox News with a new conservative cable channel, will be hoping for better luck than it...
FCC pins down March Agenda
The next Open Meeting on the FCC calendar will proceed as advertised, and as such, holds only minor interest for members of the broadcast...
Cumulus fails to get translator case tossed
WKNG LLC owns 98.9 WWGA-FM Tallapoosa GA and claims Cumulus 98.9 translator W255CJ Atlanta is interfering with it. The matter is in dispute at...
Broadcast not high on Washington’s priority list
Going by the limited number of statements offered at the Senate Commerce Committee FCC oversight hearing, there isn’t a whole lot of interest in...
Iowa tower licensee draws a pair of fines
Latin Broadcasting Company’s tower in Dallas Center IA had both the FCC and FAA up in arms, due to the fact that its lights...
Journal ordered to pay up for contest failure
The failure of Journa's KJOT-FM Boise: To accurately and completely inform the audience as to the nature of the prizes in a contest to...
Greater Media contest fine upheld
WMJX-FM Boston promised contest winners a choice of three cars on air; but the online contest rules said instead the prize was a two-year...
Rockefeller extends cordial invitation to FCC commissioners
Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has decided it's time to get up close and personal with the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and his...
Watchdog endorses delay of FCC ownership vote
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has agreed to postpone the long pending vote on the 2010 Quadrennial Review of ownership regulation at the request of...
Rockefeller aiming at media violence, indecency
The 113th Congress will mark the last go-around for Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). He has laid out a typical agenda for...
Next FCC meeting a little less broadcast-silent than usual
The big issues on the broadcast side of the FCC job description will get at least another month to percolate – it comes as...
Commissioners sign off on ownership vote delay
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has decided to honor MMTC’s request to delay an commission-level vote on the latest quadrennial review until it can get...
FCC looking at foreign investment in broadcast
The Coalition for Broadcast Investment seeks to increase the amount of financing available and believes investment can be attracted if the FCC allows foreign...