MMTC withdraws cross-ownership opposition
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council believes that media consolidation has been a contributing factor in the loss of minority broadcast licensees, and remains...
FCC Commissioner Quello tributes continue
Jim Quello made a lot of friends before, during and after his 20+ year term at the Federal Communications Commission, and the remembrances upon his passing are still coming. Today we hear from a
Washington remembers FCC Commissioner Jim Quello
The National Association of Broadcasters declared the industry to officially be in mourning over the passing of former FCC Commissioner Jim Quello, and numerous...
FCC minority/female broadcast panels named
The focus of the FCC look into encouraging greater diversity among the ranks of broadcast license holders, as well as the identity of the...
FCC to look at procedures next month
The February Open Meeting at the FCC will feature an exploration of ways to increase the transparency of the ex parte process, and ways...
FCC probes the future of media
The FCC is casting a wide net in search of input into determining the news and information needs of America going forward, the media’s...
Cutting slack on translator fines is for real
Back in 2/12/07, the FCC hit Bible Broadcasting Network with a $1.5K fine for getting the renewal application for K217EY Laramie WY in late...
FCC looks to crack down on robocalls
The FCC wants to revise the rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in an effort to clamp down on telemarketing robocalls. The proposals would give consumers the upper hand in
Subcommittee ready to markup spectrum bills
The House Energy and Commerce’s Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet is assembling Thursday morning, 1/21/10 to consider a pair of spectrum-related...
FCC to dig into minority/female ownership
The next quadrennial review ownership panel will be held 1/27/10, and it will follow the two part format, and will deal with issues surrounding...
MMTC convenes digital confab
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is holding its first ever Broadband and Social Justice Summit in Washington 1/21-22/10 at Howard University’s Blackburn Center...
FCC shoos away 700 MHz squatters
The FCC didn’t so much cancel plans to discuss the use of unlicensed devices in the 700 MHz band from next week’s January Open...
FCC confirms January agenda
The next Open Meeting of the Federal Communications Commission is on the calendar for Wednesday 1/20/10. And as previously reported, it will depart from...
Census gearing up for ad buy
The U.S. Census Bureau is getting ready to drop $133M into an advertising campaign designed to boost participation in the 2010 once-in-a-decade count of...
Fine reduced on poverty clause
R-S Broadcasting Co., licensee of WCWV-FM Summersville WV, was hit with a $10K public file fine, namely for not having proper issues/program lists in...