E&C turns its attention to marketing
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has given broadcasters a pass for much of 2009, but this week it’ll tee up a couple of...
MRC wants vote on Fairness
Even though the Senate earlier repudiated any attempt to revive the Fairness Doctrine by an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the bill hasn’t gone anywhere in the House. The Media Research Center wants
One good delay leads to another
The Supreme Court decided that the FCC did have basic authority to fine broadcast stations which air fleeting expletives, although it wasn’t so sure...
Close isn’t good enough in engineering
The transmitter for Minority Business & Housing Development’s WYGG-FM Asbury Park NJ was only about 272 feet from its licensed coordinates. And the antenna...
McDowell gets presidential nod for new FCC term
Conventional wisdom had it that the only remaining Republican at the FCC Commissioner level, Robert McDowell, would get the nod for another term. So...
Brief respite from Form 323
The FCC is instituting a policy of enhanced reporting on licensee ownership so it can get an accurate breakdown of the ownership level of...
PTC mobilizing its army for decent commissioners
The Parents Television Council wants to make sure that Kevin Martin’s ideas on indecent broadcast enforcement carry through to the next generation of FCC...
CBA not happy with FCC
The Community Broadcasters Association feels that the LPTV’s and Class A’s it reprepresents have basically been forgotten while the FCC pursued a DTV transition...
FCC makeup shaping up
The Wall Street Journal is saying that the back room negotiating is in and both parties are ready to determine the membership of the FCC going forward. The Democratic nominees have been known
Timing is everything
If you absolutely insist on filing late for a license renewal, it is much better to do so as early as possible. This most...
Clearing the air at Valley Air
An FM station operating in Twisp WA was able to duck a $4K fine for omissions to its public file, but we do not...
Reid a top target for GOP in 2010
It’s usually quite difficult to bring down a majority leader in either the Senate or House – anyone who has been around long enough...
Sotomayor nominated to SCOTUS
There aren’t many opportunities for a promotion once you’ve made it to the bench of a circuit court, but Sonia Sotomayor has been offered...
WERS case scenario
What happens when the public file is found to be lacking at a noncommercial FM? As Emerson College, licensee of WERS-FM Boston just found...
Not quite lowest unit rate?
The Fair Elections Now Act is moving through the House of Representatives, a bill which would try to lower the cost of political campaigns, and even more, reduce the amount of time legislators devote to