Dorgan measure seconded in the House
"Consolidation already has brought us to the point where two companies control 70% of market revenue in an average radio market"
Dems want to go from red to blue
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has identified 13 more spending zones, all areas in which they think freshman-wannabe challengers stand a chance of unhorsing a Republican incumbent.
GAO/FCC disagree over complaint processing
The Government Accountability Office says the FCC complaint handling process is busted -- the Commission may very well process 95% of the complaints received,...
FCC March meeting touches on: Guess what?
Did you think it might have something to do with DTV? Then, as Don Rickles might say, you win a cookie! Otherwise, even though...
Commerce Committee teeing up FTC
The FCC isn't the only government agency getting regular grillings on Capitol Hill. The Federal Trade Commission, which occasionally gets into broadcast issues, particularly...
E&C subcommittee digs into the FCC
We have watched Chairman Martin take extraordinary steps to provide transparency over the past year or two. That's not to say there isn't room for improvement. Do special interests have too much access to the Commission?
Legal view of FCC diversity initiatives
The plan to get more women and minorities into broadcast ownership is a multi-faceted thing. In order to slip it past the courts, it approaches the issue as a small business problem.
FCC opens LPFM proceeding
Both the FCC and Congress think that the time is ripe to open up third-adjacent FM channels to the new low power FM service....
FCC waves though challenged NCE sale
The sale of WKCP-FM Miami sparked a storm of protest from local listeners. Complaints filed in an effort to prevent it. In the end, the effort fell flat.
Goin' to the show
The NAB Show in Las Vegas is on the calendars of FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein (D) and Deborah Tate Taylor (R). They'll be the...
Live from Minnesota: Its Al Franken
Saturday Night Live veteran Al Franken has had a major hurdle cleared en route to his attempt to challenge Norm Coleman (R-MN) for the...
Will House eschew Eshoo bill?
H.R. 4882, the "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," is in the hopper, introduced by Anna Eshoo (D-CA), with four co-sponsors. If enacted...
CRB royalty scheme rates a lawsuit
Many join together in challenging the rate schedule imposed by the National Copyright Board on internet music streaming. Lawsuit will be filed in the DC Circuit.
Resolution impacted by balancing act
When Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced he was reviving his Resolution of Disapproval tactic to block execution of the FCC's new acceptance of broadcast/print cross-owned...
The well-connected pirate
Just like the pirate Jean Lafitte, a pirate with possible connections to Napoleon Bonaparte and Andrew Jackson, this privateer of the electromagnetic spectrum in...