If a translator falls in the wilderness…
Or, if a translator interferes with a station and nobody hears it, is it really interference? Living Way Ministries was initially prohibited from building...
More support for Class A proposal
The Coalition for Local Television was joined by over 150 Class A television station licensees in signing a petition asking the FCC to go...
Just the fax, ma’am
Has the FCC discovered a way to solve the economic crisis? Probably not, but if companies continue to send out unsolicited fax advertising, it...
FCC takes its show on the road
The October open meeting of the Federal Communications Commission will be held in Nashville next week. Out of seven agenda items, only one directly...
FLAIM claim extinguished by FCC
The Finger Lakes Alliance for Independent Media had to do more than let its fingers do the walking to stop a deal between Citadel...
Minority tax credit still on back burner?
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters notes in its latest newsletter that support is growing for reinstatement of the minority tax certificate, am...
FCC appends time to amendment period
A trio of media companies was successful in asking the FCC for more time to amendment waiver requests pertaining to the revised newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership...
FCC checking into military analysts
It was revealed some time ago that many if not most retired military officers used by news organizations for commentary on hostilities around the world had ties to the Pentagon, defense-related
Fleeting expletives on SCOTUS agenda
It may be a good thing that the Supreme Court is still free from the tools of the electronic media trade, since Federal Communications...
Congress gives FCC some homework
Mark Pryor (D-AR) has seen his Child Safe Viewing Act make it through the Senate, and the House has followed suit. It’s hard to...
Stevens escape attempt comes up short
The defense team for Ted Stevens (R-AK) thought they had grounds for a mistrial, and they certainly had an angry judge at least in...
FDA looking at children medicine marketing
The Food and Drug Administration is concerned that its current oversight regimen is based on conditions extent way back in the 1960s and is...
CBC questions localism proposals
27 members of the Congressional Black Caucus are questioning FCC localism proposals; particularly, proposals to require 24/7 on-site station staffing and to have a studio in the actual city
Hispanic broadcasters endorse Martin proposal
The Spanish Broadcasters Association (SBA) thinks FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposal to grant must-carry status to Class A television stations is an excellent idea. The SBA has a vested interest
Optimism underlies streaming issues
SoundExchange and internet audio streamers believe they’re on the verge of a deal to tie a realistic royalty structure to the fledgling industry, but not before Congress adjourns. That’s a problem, since