Pile of LPTV and translator applications accepted by FCC
The FCC has released a long list of TV translator and low-power TV applications which have been accepted for filing. Each is not mutually...
Commissioner Michael Copps blasts Verizon-Google deal
With the FCC unable to form an industry consensus on what
License reinstatement plea rejected by FCC
WYLE-TV Florence, AL will remain but a memory. The FCC has rejected an appeal by former owner ETC Communications to reinstate the station’s license.WYLE,...
MMTC applauds Menendez race/gender study, but not its results
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) recently released a study of minority and female participation in senior management and boardroom roles at America’s top corporations. The...
FCC questioning license-worthiness of NV FM translator owner
It all comes down to the answer Eddie Floyd gave to the FCC Form 345 Inquiry No. 8, to the effect that the licensee,...
Ethics trial looms for Maxine Waters
Influential Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), who occasionally is involved in legislative matters affecting broadcasters via her seat on the House Judiciary Committee, is being...
Watchdogs call for pre-recess vote on Disclose Act
Republicans in the Senate were recently able to block an up-and-down vote on the Disclose Act. A watchdog organization called Protect Our Elections is
FCC meeting agenda confirms sneak preview: No broadcast items
Following the precedent put in place by former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to offer transparency into agency actions, a sneak preview of the agenda...
FCC tees up DTV signal field strength methodology proceeding
“As recognized and directed by Congress in the STELA, a predictive model is needed to provide presumptive determinations as to whether a household is...
Congressional foes of retransmission negotiation fall flat
New York Reps Steve Israel (D-NY) and Pete King (R-NY) recently wrote a
Disclose Act stalled by filibuster
Senate Democrats mustered 57 votes to move the House-passed Disclose Act on the path from bill to law, and could have improved that to 59, but it wasn
Consumer Help Center launched by FCC
The FCC has a new portal on its website designed to provide “one-stop shopping” for consumers interested in information that falls under the FCC’s...
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The Senate Commerce Committee has a hearing teed up that brings up issues of concern to both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal...
First Amendment applies even in Delaware
The FCC has turned down a license renewal challenge to WHYY-TV (PBS) Wilmington, DE (Philadelphia, PA) from the City of Wilmington. The city had
Senators McCain and Lieberman want spectrum for first responders
Remember the “D-Block” portion of the former TV spectrum that the FCC failed to auction because no one would meet the $1.3 billion reserve...