FCC shoots down radio regulatory fee suggestions
The Commission accepted comments about its license fee menu, as it does every year, and received a small number of proposals suggesting ways to...
Next FCC Open Meeting a snoozer for broadcasters
We know that there are several proceedings percolating away at the Federal Communications Commission of vital interest to members of the broadcast community. But...
Auction prepayment mix-up forces would-be bidder to sidelines
Four Corners Broadcasting thought it had all the bases covered and plenty of time in its pursuit at auction of an FM CP allocated...
West Virginia
The first announcement about the status of the US Senate seat opened up by the passing of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) was that a...
Rick Kaplan tapped as FCC Chairman
Kaplan will also be Senior Legal Advisor to FCC head Julius Genachowski, replacing the departing Bruce Gottlieb. Genachowski did not have to look far...
Questions about filling West Virginia Senate seat
In the wake of the passing of long-time Senator Robert Byrd (R-WV), it was expected that Gov. Joe Manchin (D) would appoint a replacement,...
FCC slams the brakes on LPTV/translator expansion
The FCC was going to take applications for new digital low power television stations and TV translators back in January. Then it moved the...
SCOTUS takes hard line against soft campaign contributions
Just when it seemed like the Supreme Court was going to go full throttle when it comes to allowing cash into the political process,...
MMTC wants FCC to suspend EEO Rule
Arguing that the FCC’s broadcast equal opportunity (EEO) rule is a mess, the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC) has written to FCC Chairman...
Elena Kagan offers enthusiastic support for SCOTUS cameras
One of the strongest opponents of electronic media coverage of Supreme Court proceedings, David Souter, is among the most recent retirees. And now, the...
Late fine: Don
A low power FM fell into a trap that can occur at any station at which there is only one person who understands how...
Another broadcast-free FCC agenda
Once again, the FCC Open Meeting agenda is absolutely free of anything from the Media Bureau. There appears to be nothing even touching on...
RTDNA and SPJ applaud effort to block
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL) have introduced a bipartisan bill that ensures foreign libel judgments cannot...
Barton
Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) has been either the Chairman or the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce since Billy Tauzin...
FCC clarifies rules of the pending road for Form 323
The Form 323 ownership reports due at the Commission 7/8/10 are to be filled out with information accurate to 11/1/09 – a date in...