Online public files on the FCC October agenda
The next FCC Open Meeting is on the calendar for Thursday 10/27/11, and it has three items up for consideration. One of them would...
Change of address no excuse to duck FCC fine
Case of WPRX-AM Bristol CT and its licensee, Nievezquez Productions Inc., there was a novel excuse that we think we might have kept to ourselves...Uhhhh, the station is supposed to make sure the FCC has an accurate address at all times
Mayors object to broadband deployment tactics
Companies striving to increase access to broadband have annoyed broadcasters with demands for spectrum It turns out that broadcasters are not alone
Another quarter, another extension of cross-ownership waivers
A number of media outlets have been trying to get the FCC to simply issue a blanket waiver until such time cross-ownership rules go from pending to certain, at which point
Key representatives want FTC probe of Facebook tracking practices
According to reports, a websurfer may leave Facebook, but Facebook may not leave the surfer. Apparently the social media giant has been
FCC names new diversity panel
A lot of familiar names will be sitting down together and working on the challenge of increasing the level of diversity among the nation’s...
Panelists set for FCC Phoenix media meeting
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Michael Copps will be in Phoenix next week, on Monday, 10/3/11, to discuss the FCC report put together...
FCC seeks insight on TWC
The FCC has WC Docket No.11-148 open for business, and its business will be to be the holding pen for comments on Time Warner...
Station back from the brink after missing license renewal
St. Bonaventure University
Michael Copps attending community media event
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has been nothing if not steadfast in his support for small electronic communications organizations of all types that exist solely...
FCC, FEMA officials tout the importance of broadcasting
The FCC and FEMA issued guidelines on what steps citizens should take before, during and after a local disaster
Mike Pence puts federal shield back into play
Before heading out of Washington, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is making one last try to get a federal shield law passed. Such a law would protect the watchdog role of the press by allowing reporters to protect confidential sources,
Julius Genachowski lauds Comcast internet initiative
As part of its offer to gain approval for its acquisition of a controlling interest in NBC Universal, Comcast Corporation offered to do what it could
Greg Walden keeps FCC plans on the front burner
As Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, and as a former radio group owner, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) has a special interest in