Radio pirate ordered to pay fine
Field agents of the FCC found an unlicensed FM station operating from the home of Dexter Blake in Mt. Vernon, NY in August 2008...
FCC files defense of crossownership relaxation
The General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday filed a brief with the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals defending the FCC’s...
FCC suddenly finds that broadband deployment is lacking
Five times the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reported to Congress that broadband Internet access is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable...
FCC resolves a virtual problem
Now that television stations are using “virtual channels” to identify themselves to consumer receivers, the FCC is making it clear that stations don’t get...
Liberal activists seek dereg rollback
The FCC has been seeking comments on whether, as federal law requires, it needs to further deregulate media ownership. Instead, a group of seven...
MMTC conference lands all five FCC commissioners
The announcement of attendance confirmation from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn means that the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council’s 2010 Access...
Key Rep. Steny Hoyer ready to claim responsibility for broadband
The debate is on as to how far the FCC can go in its effort to enforce the concept of internet network neutrality. In...
West Virginia moving toward special Senate election this year
At first it looked like West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was going to appoint somebody to fill the US Senate seat of the...
FCC recognized for picking up its game
The Office of Management and Budget has released its latest federal employee job satisfaction study, and its finding is that out of the entire...
Democrats moving back 2012 primary schedule
The 2008 presidential calendar was notable for a contest of leapfrogging states, all trying to get to the front of the primary/caucus line where...
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...