Awarded NY FM CP stands up to petition to reconsider
The CP for a new FM in Lancaster NY awarded to Holy Family Communications has been upheld against the challenge of a CP competitor...
FCC agents bag night owl AM day-timer
When the sun goes down in the New Orleans so too is the signal of KGNA-AM Gretna LA, licensed to Crocodile Broadcasting Inc. However, agents discovered that for a period of years,
Second AT&T-T-Mobile lawsuit comes from Sprint
The proposed $39B acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T has already attracted a lawsuit from the Department of Justice, which wants the wedding blocked. Now...
FCC fees due in about a week
If you are reading this on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, you have eight days to get your cash in to the FCC to keep...
FCC Open Meeting broadcast snoozefest continues
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – it is not necessarily a bad thing if the FCC does not have any...
AT&T vows to pursue T-Mobile merger despite DOJ block
Telecommunications giant AT&T believes that DOJ blindsided it and got it all wrong with it announced it was taking court action to block its...
AT&T immobile: DOJ sues to stop merger
A major stumbling block has been thrown in the path of AT&T
Kevin Martin thinks Supremes might validate cross-ownership
It was all the way back in December 2007 when former Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin managed to use his 3-2 party line FCC
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...