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...
FCC July agenda peripheral to broadcasting
Broadband providers and those wanting to use white spaces are eying the same spectrum broadcasters use, particularly on the television side. So although there...
Chairman Walden weighs in on the Future of TV
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) says it is not time to find ways to regulate new entrants into the video marketplace –...
Witnesses discuss the Future of Television
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the Future of Television, inviting as witnesses representatives that could be called a...
Mixed review for SCOTUS from creatives on indecency
The Center for Creative Voices in Media applauded the Supreme Court decision finding for Fox and ABC in their indecency case v. the FCC....
MVPD nailed by FCC for EEO violations
It’s not just broadcasters who are under the FCC EEO microscope – an MVPD serving parts of Texas has just been hit with a...
New York Times calls on FCC to revamp indecency regs
Venerable newspaper The New York Times believes that the message sent by the Supreme Court to the FCC is to try to brighten the...
Commissioners weigh in on Supreme Court indecency ruling
In general, the chairman and commissioners at the FCC see the SCOTUS decision as the signal that their agency has more work to do....
House Committee urges President to protect the internet
In a relatively rare showing of bipartisan unanimity, the House Energy and Commerce Commission passed a resolution urging President Barack Obama to resist international...
Future of Video gets a date
We knew House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) wanted to explore the future of audio/visual communication. Now we know when.
The session is now...