The never-ending cross-ownership waiver extended again
Part of the quadrennial review of media ownership rules has been the provision of waivers for media companies that have broadcast and print operations...
Bobby Rush takes a poke at Kevin Martin
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) has a good shot at becoming the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet when...
FCC Commissioners welcome the CALM Act
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have given the FCC another chore to do
CALM Act makes it to the finish line
Signed at the White House: “S. 2847, the 'Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation' or the ‘CALM Act,’ which requires the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a...
Final FCC 2010 session is on network neutrality
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said that the agency
Delta agrees to decree with the FCC
It is not just broadcasters who are liable for unauthorized transfer of control. Delta Air Lines bought Northwest Airlines on 10/29/08, and along with the acquired air carrier came 210 private land mobile radio licenses. Unfortunately, Delta didn
Franken says nothing better than Genachowski internet approach
There is no shortage of people in Washington who wholeheartedly object to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s plans to guarantee a free and open internet....
Late-filed renewal fines keep on coming
Lately we’ve seen broadcast license renewals that were not filed until after the license had expired, resulting in unauthorized operation of what would be...
Another station fined for late-filed license renewal
Victory & Power Ministries is licensee of WPFC(AM) Baton Rouge LA, and like many a licensee before it, the company told the FCC that...
Michael Powell suggests there is more bark to bite in net neutrality opposition
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell told a gathering that the harsh rhetoric coming out of the House of Representatives on the topic of current...
Copps, Barton at odds over broadcast proposals
Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has long been an advocate for a stricter and more frequent broadcast license renewal process that puts a premium...
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National Association of Broadcasters President/CEO Gordon Smith has been on the job for just about a year now, and the expiration of his ban on
House Commerce chair speculation pointing toward Fred Upton
Joe Barton (R-FL), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, continues to maintain optimism about his chances of hurdling a term...
FCC December agenda includes net neutrality plank
The big story in communications regulation has been the announcement by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that an item on a free and open internet...