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When will all rule modifications adopted in the FM Translator Interference Report and Order take effect? Two notices published in the Federal Register have triggered the effective date of the amended rules.

The gap between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton now stands at 3,074

Wheeler was largely praised by a wide range of Washington politicos, following today's news that he will step down from his post

Phusion Projects LLC will no longer be able to make certain claims about malt beverage Four Loko, a deal that will require two different...

The Public Media Summit is returning to a live and in-person affair, and one of the two Democrats in leadership positions at the Federal Communications Commission has been invited to speak at this year's event, scheduled for February 27-March 1 in Washington.

A feature from Morning Consult on the future of outgoing Democratic FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is making waves across Capitol Hill. With days remaining in her nine-year tenure, she admits, "I really believe at this time that I would be a better public servant not serving on the FCC."

The 2023 MMTC Former FCC Chairs' Symposium was heavy on discussions tied to closing the digital divide. And, given the 2-2 deadlock of the Rosenworcel Commission seen today, that's the focus of today's FCC. That said, issues of key interest to minority and multicultural broadcasters took center stage, and this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, offers excerpts from the event.  LISTEN HERE

The FCC's Administrative Law Judge is giving Marion Education Exchange exactly 20 days to respond to requests tied to a license revocation hearing that it's seemingly not heeded. The inaction even led the licensee's attorney — George M. Wolfe (pictured) — to withdraw as counsel.

At 5:35pm Eastern on Dec. 7, H.R. 4130, the American Music Fairness Act — the proposed legislation supported by pro-recording industry lobby musicFIRST and being fought by the NAB on behalf of Radio — had finally gotten its long-awaited discussion in a House Judiciary Committee markup that began at 2:15pm Eastern. The NAB didn't waste any time urging broadcasters to "act today to protect radio."

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made it clear that what he had to say at the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology's FCC Oversight Hearing on Wednesday afternoon would grab the biggest headlines — duopolies will soon be possible in every market across the U.S., and cross-ownership rules will be heading into major rewrite mode very soon. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) couldn't have been more pleased. This "bombshell" announcement deflected attention away from her proclamation that there would be no twisting and turning of the discussion by leading Democrats "to try to turn this hearing into the Trump Tweet hearing."

It was established in November through one of the final Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants ahead of its wind-down due to the conclusion of federal funding to the organization that provides dollars to NPR and PBS Member stations. Now, it has unveiled its inaugural Board of Trustees.