FCC sticks former owner with fines
A pair of New Orleans AM stations had some public file omissions that came to light at license renewal time back in 2004. Although...
CPB nominations passed
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the full slate of nominees to serve on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Back for another term are Cheryl...
FCC tees up October meeting
The last utterances of the FCC’s September Open Meeting had barely finished echoing through the hallways at the agency’s SW Washington HQ before Chairman...
FTC urges food makers to take care with under 12 demo
In testimony before a Senate panel, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz recommended a proactive approach from food manufactures when marketing products to children under age 12. Self regulation
Stevens trial under way
There may be some big names called to testify in the trial of Ted Stevens (R-AK) on charges that he withheld information on value...
Repeat performances for Martin, Atwell-Baker, Goldstein
The Senate Commerce Committee’s sequel to last weeks House DTV hearing is pegged for tomorrow, 9/23/08 at 2:30 PM Eastern. Making an encore from...
FCC to tidy up pending file at this week’s meeting
This week’s 9/25/08 FCC Open Meeting has no less than 17 separate docket items to consider, and all but two concern the Media Bureau. But...
Groups push House on Resolution
Maybe we should have written “Groups PUSH,” since Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition is one of the organizations trying to get the House to endorse...
Further methods of ducking an FCC fine
This tale involves broadcast spectrum a bit to the north of the highest-slotted FM station, all the way up to 156.800 MHz, which is...
FCC not wild about station’s wildfire coverage
San Diego indy KUSI-TV was very active in covering wildfires in its broadcast area back in 2003. Although its focus on news is unusual...
Different Republicans, different emphasis
Republican Commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate and Robert McDowell addressed the National Religious Broadcasters Capitol Hill Media Summit in Washington this week. Each managed to
Enter Chairman Waxman
Media executives in general and broadcasters in particular, along with the government agency execs charged with their oversight, are by now well acquainted with...
Congressional ethics watch
No real news is the news on Capitol Hill when it comes to the two most ethically-challenged sitting members of Congress, in terms of...
Backfill issue colors Dripping Springs to Bee Cave move
When Border Media Partners applied to move its KXBT-FM from one Austin area town to another, specifically, from Dripping Springs TX to Bee Cave...
Senate panel tees up CPB board
The Senate Commerce Committee is going to get an earful from nominees for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Five are up for continued or...