WIP whipped with $4K fine
Actually, CBS’s Philadelphia AM WIP was rewhipped, since it was protesting an assessment of a fine for a contest rule violation. The station was...
Special election in Massachusetts’ future
The passing of Ted Kennedy has opened a seat in the Senate that has been filled for 47 years. And the family grip goes back to 1947 when JFK first earned
FTC gears up for journalism confab
The Federal Trade Commission is teeing up a comprehensive, no-holds-barred two day session on the pitiful state of modern journalism 12/1-2/09. Called “From Town...
A positive development at the FCC
The focus of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski may or may not benefit broadcasters, but it does seem to be having the effect of putting...
Meet the rookies
The FCC’s Open Meeting for August, on the schedule for Thursday 8/27/09 at 10AM Eastern, holds little of interest to broadcasters. The items on...
Fiorina looking to take on California Boxer
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and McCain campaign advisor Carly Fiorina has registered the name “Carly for California” with the IRS. The object of that move...
New FCCer proposed commercially funded noncoms
The FCC’s new Chief Diversity Officer, Mark Lloyd, has come under fire for proposals made as a co-author of a 2007 report to bring some balance to the
Anti-media drumbeat gaining volume
A blogger at the Huffington Post is suggesting that citizens wanting to push back against health reform protestors not confine themselves with writing to...
Armey of one
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), who moved on from working inside Congress to working on Congress as a lobbyist, is exiting his...
Hutchison makes it official
As expected, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will exit her post about two years early to take on Gov. Rick Perry (R) in a...
FCC sending out EEO audits
A lucky 169 radio stations have won the FCC lottery and will soon be receiving EEO audit letters from the Commission. The FCC audits about 5% of all radio and TV stations each year. Only radio stations
Channel swap to boost Chicago DTV reception
Chicago has been ground zero for reception problems since the DTV transition. Now ABC O&O WLS-TV is moving toward a channel change that should...
FCC approves Tama transfers
Turning aside objections from former CEO Glenn Cherry, the FCC’s Peter Doyle, Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau, has approved the sale of four stations by the receiver for Tama Broadcasting. The order also admonished Cherry for filing his objections
File under fined
The public file of Louisiana State University’s KLSU-FM was missing issues/program lists for most quarters between 1996 and 2001. The omissions seem to be...
Houston pirate walks the plank
Most of the individuals who go into business on the FM band without FCC permission seem to do so in Florida or in and...