Testimony summaries from PPM hearing
Here’s a summary of what the witnesses told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during the 12/2/09 hearing on Arbitron’s new PPM...
Law firm renews quest to dodge SSN requirement
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth attorneys have petitioned the FCC again, seeking to remove the requirement on the upcoming revised Ownership Report Form 323 to...
CPB may seek more funding
In recent years, public broadcasters in the US have been concentrating on hanging on to what federal funding they have – asking for a...
Shield comes back for another try
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has threatened to take the stalled reporters shield bill straight to the Senate floor, but before he does,...
Feingold holds lead over radio’s Thompson
At this point a US Senate race between Russ Feingold (D-WI) and former Wisconsin Republican governor Tommy Thompson is a hypothetical – Thompson is...
As predicted: FCC extends ownership filing
The corner of the broadcast community that is going to be tasked with filling out the FCC’s new Commercial Broadcast Ownership Report Form 323...
Gibbs gets passing grade from reporters
The results of an Atlantic/National Journal poll are in, and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gets : a C+. That’s the rating conferred...
Shield remains stalled in committee
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) was unable to quell misgivings about the new, supposedly-improved compromise version of the reporters shield bill, forcing it...
Legal beagles oppose enhanced FCC form
The prospect of filling out the new FCC ownership Form 323 looks mountainous to the attorneys who will handle much of the work – and the need to provide
FCC smells a rat at KRAT
KRAT(FM) Altamont OR has been shown the door by the FCC. Its license is history and its call letters are cancelled. It was supposedly...
Hutchison’s uncertainty is contagious
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) didn’t say when she’d finally step down from the Senate, just that it would be after her primary contest for...
Two broadcast bills on markup menu
The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a markup session on Thursday morning at 10AM, and both radio and television broadcasters have reason to pay...
Hutchison hangs on to day job
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) has abandoned her earlier plan to exit the Senate before year’s end in her pursuit of the governorship of Texas....
Reporters Shield, the never-ending story
The Senate Judiciary Committee has placed consideration of the reporters shield back on the agenda for its next business meeting, scheduled for Thursday, 11/19/09...
Hutchison TX bid hits speed bump
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) is planning to step down to run for governor of her home state, but the...