Lincoln picks up a challenger in Arkansas
The primary story on primaries thus far in 2010 has been the possibility of challenges within the Republican Party as so-called Tea Party candidates...
Comcast/NBCU to be Martinized
Comcast has already had its fair share of run-ins with former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Martin was major proponent of an a al carte...
FCC extends EAS comment deadline
At the request of the National Association of Broadcasters, the FCC has added a modest two weeks to the comment and reply period on...
FCC March meeting: National Broadband Plan
The NBP is due Wednesday 3/17/10. The FCC March Open meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 3/16/10. Guess what the topic of the meeting will...
Hutchison’s Texas troubles dissected
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is running into an electoral buzz saw in her bid for the job of Governor of Texas. Observers have put...
Dingell coming back for another tilt
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), who has long experience dealing with broadcast matters as a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce,...
Commerce Committee Senator battling cancer
A bleeding ulcer checked out by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has turned out to be cancerous, and will require chemotherapy. Lautenberg is expected to...
FCC approves reform measures
The FCC’s five commissioners unanimously approved reform measures, chief among them new rules designed to bring more transparency to the ex parte process. It will require entities meeting face-to-face with commissioners to provide
Things not so OK for OK City TV station
The FCC was not buying Griffin Communications’ contention that it did not run afoul of the Commission’s rules for publicizing the location of its...
FCC snow daze filing waiver
The Snowpocalypse/Snowmaggedon whiteout that effectively shut down Washington DC for the better part of a week, sending its staffers home early Friday 2/5/10 and...
Oversight to look at Census campaign
A subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is planning to probe whether the word about the 2010 Census is being...
FCC will work on the future of media
Another quadrennial review workshop is on the FCC schedule. On 3/4/10, a session entitled “Serving the Public Interest in the Digital Era” will convene...
Hutchison’s TX campaign moving the wrong way
The position of Gov. Rick Perry in the three-way Texas gubernatorial primary race isn’t perfect, but it is full of promise. Meanwhile, the prospects...
Ehlers to bow out
Vern Ehlers (R-MI) became the latest federal legislator to announce retirement plans. He has held Michigan’s 3rd District seat since 1993. Described as one...
FCC Open Meeting snowed under
They’re calling it Snowmaggeddon in Washington DC, and the relentless downfall of the white stuff is causing all sorts of postponements and cancellations. The...