Conyers looking into sports piracy
Have you had exclusive sports programming turn up on the internet without permission? Then help may be on the way. House Judiciary Committee Chairman...
FCC confirms all-broadband agenda
The sneak preview that came out awhile back indicated that the next FCC Open Meeting, scheduled for 12/16/09, would focus on elements of the...
Democrats may be shield sticking point
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have been stalling approval of the S. 448, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2009. A report...
Filer unable to transfer renewal failure blame to FCC
UA-ASU-TSU Educational Radio Corporation, the licensee of WAPR-FM in Selma AL has been hit with a late filing fine. The station license was scheduled...
California noncom must file under forfeiture
San Jose State University’s KSJS-FM’s public file was missing issues/program lists during a period stretching from 2001 to the end of 2005, and was...
Senate panel will tackle shield again
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has once again put S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, otherwise known as the reporters shield bill,...
How Comcast plans to make its case in DC
Winning regulatory approval for cable giant Comcast to acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal won’t be easy. Opponents are coming out of the...
House Democrat opts for retirement
An early sign of which way the political winds are blowing are congressional retirement announcements. Republicans had quite a few heading into 2008, but...
Bill would allow commissioners to converse
Federal rules currently prevent more than two FCC commissioners from getting together privately to discuss business, forcing convoluted methods of communication and causing difficulty...
Reporters remain unshielded
The Senate Judiciary Committee remains stuck, unable to move the reporters shield bill, known as S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009...
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...