Irene blows LPFM proceeding into the future
An unknown number of interested parties may have been interested in filing comments on the FCC’s proposal to handle the distribution and licensing of...
Cumulus city of license change approved in CA
The FCC’s Audio Division has approved two contingent applications from Cumulus for its AC KRRF-FM 106.3 (Class A), Goleta, CA and Class B KRUZ-FM...
Digital LPTV rules now in effect
The FCC’s Media Bureau announced 8/26 that the rules adopted in the Commission’s LPTV DTV Second Report and Order establishing rules for the digital...
FCC adopts new video description rules for TV
Effective October 8th, the FCC is reinstating most of the video description rules it adopted in 2000 to make TV programming accessible to visually...
Republicans applaud Fairness demise, echo call for FCC process reform
The two key communications players on the Republican side of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Fred Upton (R-MI) and Greg Walden (R-OR)...
FCC gives the gift of time for biennial reports
Form 323 is due late this year for owners and operators for all commercial radio and television stations, including low power and Class A...
Fairness Doctrine achieves official obsolescence
The FCC promised to take steps to finish off the Fairness Doctrine by removing all lingering references to it in its body of regulation...
FCC clears license transfers to Merlin Media
Randy Michaels and Walter Sabo at Merlin Media have been running two FM stations in Chicago and one in New York under an LMA arrangement
New LPTVs about to be cleared for takeoff
The FCC is just about ready to grant construction permits to 22 new low-power TV stations or translators. None are mutually exclusive with any...
FCC set to collect annual regulatory fees
Broadcasters be warned! Fiscal Year 2011 Regulatory Fees are due at the FCC September 14th. You will not get a bill in the mail,...
FCC catching up on complaints reports
All at once the FCC has issued its
One hat in the GOP ring, one out
Iowa broadcasters have seen the last of advertising by former Minnesota Governor Tom Pawlenty. Not to worry, Texas Governor Rick Perry (pictured) may pick up...
Nancy Pelosi rounds out Select Committee
The 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is now fully identified. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named the final three members. None...
Congressional Super Committee features Upton, Kerry
The makeup of the bicameral committee that will deal with debt issues is three-fourths of the way there. Republicans have named all six of...