Hearing panelist gets a title upgrade
Colleen Abdoulah is now a double-Chairwoman. The exec, who is about to testify as the Senate Commerce Committee revisits the Cable Act, is chair...
Oregon Rep. speaks up for public broadcasting
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) thought the congressional battle over funding public broadcasting was over for awhile, and took to the House floor to express his...
Disclose Act fails to gain closure
53 senators were in favor of a measure that would require certain political advertisers to name anyone who kicked in $10K or more to...
FCC demonstrates TV political interface
The FCC held a special demonstration of how its new public file political advertising interface would work, from both the television and the user...
Novel interference waiver gains no FCC traction
Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, licensee of KWVE-FM San Clemente CA, wanted FCC permission to abandon a directional antenna because a mountain range prevents...
FCC previews August Open Meeting
They haven’t even held the July Open Meeting yet, and already we’ve been given a glimpse at the August agenda. Although the July meeting...
FCC finalizes July meeting agenda
The sneak preview of the topics on the table at the FCC July Open Meeting turned out to be an actual preview. For broadcasters...
FCC upholds tower fine in disputed ownership case
Ely Radio admits it uses a certain tower for its KWNA-AM Winnemucca, and admits it bought the station from Sheen Broadcasting in 2006 –...
Spectrum is dominant topic at FCC
There is no question that getting spectrum into the hands of broadband providers is the primary objective at the FCC right now – it...
Florida AM hit with EAS fine
WMAF-AM was able to perform an EAS test but its equipment was said to be broken and couldn’t receive any tests – and to...
FCC accepting electronic pleadings
Among the things that can now be filed with the Commission via its Consolidated DataBase System (CDBS) are informal objections and petitions to deny.
Among...
House FCC oversight session set
We knew that Greg Walden (R-OR) was planning an FCC grilling session, and now the time, date and menu have been confirmed on the...
Online political files a month away
The Federal Register has done its thing as of 7/2/12, meaning that the requirement that television
FTC warns advertisers off of “up to” claims
Ads claiming a benefit “up to” some number are not generally meant to be a guarantee that the number will be reached, yet, according...