Pennsylvania Reps speak up for broadcast television
Members of the Pennsylvania delegation to the US House of Representatives are the latest to weigh in the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on the...
Internet closed captioning rules kicked off
Distributors of certain types of internet video content are now required to supply closed captioning for the benefit of deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens.
The FCC...
More reaction to spectrum auction NPRM
The FCC’s kick-off of the landmark spectrum auction notice of planned rule making had many in Washington talking – and here’s what a few...
FCC incentive auction earns a round of reviews
The incentive auction NPRM drew a handful of comments from various denizens of Washington DC. Here’s what people were saying:
* Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman,...
FCC October agenda released – yawn
As often happens when an Open Meeting is scheduled late in the month, we know what’s in the FCC pipeline for October before they’ve...
House committee assignments in flux for Republicans
Unlike Democrats in the US House of Representatives, the Republicans put term limits on its committee chairs. And it looks like change is coming...
Tower of glower: FCC fines for fading paint
Tower operators in Texas and Oklahoma are learning the hard way that they have to make sure their structures maintain a high level of...
New York delegation backs broadcasters
Both US senators and 19 of 29 members of the House representing the State of New York sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius...
Positive reviews for Pai’s NAB appearance
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai addressed the NAB Radio Show in Dallas, and in the process made statements that were music to the ears of...
NAB’s Smith urges passage of new FEMA bill
The Federal Emergency Management Reauthorization Act of 2011 is on the table, and NAB President/CEO has written to key House members in support, due...
Illinois Senators call for auction dialogue
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) do not want the FCC to simply come up with rules for spectrum auctions in the...
Houses panel puts FCC on the hot seat
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spent the first half of the year chasing the FCC over the LightSquared proceeding – and now, in the true...
NAB serving up Pai at Dallas confab
The NAB 2012 Radio Show is on the agenda next week, and just added to the schedule is a session with the newest FCC...
FOIA request regarding VNRs turned down by FCC
The Center for Media and Democracy wants to see documents on the FCC’s investigation into possible improper use by television broadcasters of video news...
FCC reaffirms five-year-old noncom deal
When Trinity International Foundation sold WMCU-FM (now WKCP-FM) to American Public Media back in the fall of 2007, fans of the then-religious noncom were...