FCC gets cold with Bold Gold over EAS absence
WWRR-FM, licensed to the Scranton PA portion of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton market, was found to be without operational EAS equipment by an inspecting FCC agent....
First Amendment wins in Mississippi
The Mississippi Supreme Court overruled a youth court judge who had barred Raycom’s NBC WDAM-TV in Laurel-Hattiesburg MS from showing video of an alleged...
White space administration: Many are called, all are chosen
Before allowing unlicensed devices to access spectrum in between television stations, the so-called white spaces, device manufacturers must make sure they do not interfere...
SOTU carried by media, but as usual not about the media
Broadcasters and MVPDs in every corner of the United States made sure that US citizens had an opportunity not only to see President Barack...
Senator Al Franken, meet Senator Keith Olbermann
The liberal wing of the political media may have some catching up to do on radio and cable television, where people like Rush Limbaugh,...
FTC hits misleading debt relief advertisers for $500K
Hermosa Group LLC, Media Innovations LLC, and Financial Future Network LLC have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission with an ultimate value...
Jay Rockefeller sets his Commerce Committee 2011 goals
Democrats still have control of the US Senate, and that means that Jay Rockefeller (D-VA) is still the Chair of the Commerce Committee, and...
Democrats shoo Eshoo into Communications Subcom lead
The next ranking member of the key Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet will be Anna Eshoo (D-CA), whose most recent communications trophy...
FCC finalizes January agenda, previews February
We noted earlier in the month that the FCC’s Open Meeting in January held little of interest to the broadcast community and that still...
North Dakota's Sen. Kent Conrad set to retire
The clock never runs out on the political campaign season in Washington DC, and already two sitting US senators have announced their plans to...
Former radio host Mike Pence getting push toward White House
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has been juggling his options. He turned down a chance to run for the US Senate last year in the...
Democrats are in no rush to fill Eand C slots, Stearns eyes FCC
The Republican Party has settled on a Chairman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, assigned subcommittee chairs and vice-chairs, and has already provided...
Kay Bailey Hutchison set to hang up her senatorial spikes
The guessing games are over. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will not seek another term in the US Senate with her current one expires after...
Another post-Senate gig for Byron Dorgan
No doubt recently-retired Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) had occasion to meet with many unelected professionals representing communications interests when pertinent legislation was before the...
GOP names names at key committees
Far and away, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in particular, is Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, hold the greatest...