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...

RIAA hires from within to replace outgoing leader

Recording Industry Association of America Chairman Mitch Bainwol is on the way out, heading to an automotive trade group, and the RIAA Board has...

FCC approves Pittsburgh noncom radio deal

The sale of WDUQ-FM by Duquesne University to Essential Public Media appears to be as routine as a deal can be as far as...

No new life for expired AM CP

The failure to get WJFA(AM) Hilliard FL built in time may have benefitted from an 18 month CP extension, but an application to transfer it came at the very last minute

FCC feels fine, fine recipients probably not so much

The FCC has once again turned on its printer to pop out a new collection of notices of apparently liability, which means that several...

FCC agenda moves forward as advertised

The sneak preview of the August FCC agenda was an accurate sneak preview, and what it means for broadcasters is at most a seat...

Anna Eshoo wants CALM to apply universally

Here’s a story that goes to show the complexities of the federal machinery in Washington DC. House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA)...

LPFM/translator proceeding open for comment

The FCC proposal that would set market-based targets for the establishment of new LPFM stations and also clear the deck of some 6,500 FM...

Watchdog wants enhanced ex parte disclosure

The FCC has been working to add transparency to the ex parte process, which is the use of written or face-to-face communication with key Commission personnel