Castor in line for Weiner's Commerce Committee seat
Has told local media outlets in Tampa that she expects to be named to the House Energy & Commerce Committee, filling the committee seat vacated by disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
FCC out with closed captioning reminder
Citing the recent tornado devastation in Joplin, MO and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, the FCC is reminding TV stations, cable operators, satellite TV services...
Flawed FCC fine appeal denied
Tennessee Technological University has gotten a lesson in the need to study regulations as well as technology. First it got fined by the FCC,...
FCC makes five ownership studies available
Five research studies that the FCC commissioned to inform its members and staff for the quadrennial review of its media ownership rules are now...
Community Media group seeks more from FCC
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) is applauding the FCC for its Future of Media report. However, the group says it is just a...
WealthTV loses FCC appeal
Independent cable network WealthTV failed in an attempt to get an FCC administrative law judge to order four major cable companies to carry the...
Future of media report breeds to reaction of the present
Steve Waldman’s report on the state of journalism in the era of the internet is more vibrant than we may have been led to...
Wide spectrum of FCC commissioner opinion on media report
Once again, it was just a report: FCC report on the future of the news media in general and local news in particular was introduced to America at the FCC June Open Meeting..Commissioners are long winded
FCC chair vows no zombie afterlife for Fairness Doctrine
The Fairness Doctrine has not been used since the Reagan administration, but its potential revitalization is frequently brought up whenever broadcast talk talent feels...
Fine scorecard: FCC 2, appellant 0
A licensee facing two totally unrelated FCC fines appealed them both. One of them involved filing a Form 301 on time after winning an...
CPB brings new ombudsman aboard
One way for a public media organization to head off criticism from the outside is to beat the critics to the punch and provide...
FCC locks down June agenda
A short-handed contingent of FCC commissioners will convene the June Open Meeting on Thursday 6/9/11, and as RBR-TVBR reported earlier, the assembled regulators will...
Senate panel set to consider spectrum bill
Here we go - Both houses of Congress and numerous trade organizations that definitely have a horse in the race. On 6/8/11, the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up a bill on the topic.
MSTV moves in with NAB
The merger of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) is complete. According to the NAB, it...
Key House Republicans ask FCC to erase Fairness Doctrine
The Fairness Doctrine was essentially done away with back during the Reagan administration, but FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell recently discovered that it continues to lurk within the Code of Federal Regulations. Key Energy