Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bitter about Vitter?

Many of you have donated cash to a political candidate. Do you have any concern as to how your donation was used? In the...

FCC looks at standing issue

William B. Clay does not like the fact that KCIL-FM is being allowed to change its city of license from Houma LA to Jean...

FCC stays out of buyer dispute

Peggy Haley left Peggy Marsh to dispose of her estate, which includes a one-town tripleheader -- KETX AM-FM-LP in Livingstone TX. She accepted a...

Organization testing 527 rules

You’d have to think that with a name like The Real Truth About Obama Inc., an anti-abortion activist group would not qualify as a so-called 527. That’s because its name implies a position

FCC to hold second August meeting

In a conference call earlier, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin hoped to address certain issues on circulation. Three apparently went unresolved, and will be addressed...

Another pirate collared

An FM band buccaneer plying the noncommercial zone in Brooklyn NY has been apprehended by the FCC. Jean Idalbert was working 90.9 MHz without...

Media ownership parties arm wrestling over venue

Around, around the wheel it goes, where it stops, nobody knows. That could be how a court in Las Vegas or Atlantic City might...

Americans split on Fairness

Rasmussen Reports has taken the pulse of average citizens, and 47% believe that the government should take steps to assure that conservative and liberal...

Watchdog wonders if McCain is plotting with 527s

Accountable America, a political watchdog founded by Tom Matzzie, is questioning a meeting being held between John McCain (R-AZ) and some of his donors....

Northeastern Republicans dwindling and vulnerable

Democrats added 11 seats to their ranks in the nine states comprising the Northeast region in 2006. Freshmen are often inviting targets for the...

FCC OKs Twin Falls deal

KSNQ-FM Twin Falls has FCC approval to pass from James E. Martin, Jr. to Patricia S. Woods, who also is approved to send the...

PAC attack

The Federal Election Commission has reported a 1.3% increase over the total reported 1/1/08 in political action committees. These groups have an interest in...

Could reinstated doctrine be contagious?

That’s what Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell told a gathering at the Business and Media Institute. He noted the worries of conservative Talkers that the Fairness Doctrine may be

Market shift leaves Nassau FM high and dry

When Nassau Broadcasting applied to acquire WWHK(FM), Concord NH from a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Corporation, and set up a JSA during the interim...

White space tests at NFL game called failure

The Sports Video Group says that tests conducted by the FCC over the weekend at a preseason NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills...