Fleeting case, briefly
A consortium of state broadcaster associations has weighed in with the Supreme Court in the case pitting Fox (and implicitly, all broadcasters) against the FCC. And another brief has surfaced
Multicultural merits a move
What happens when you have a grandfathered six-AM cluster and you want to move one of them? Unfortunately, it ultimately means you have to...
Goin’ to the show
The NAB Radio Show in Austin TX will feature FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, NAB announced yesterday. The Democrat is expected to address issues such...
The Best Buy things in life are free?
Well, not really, and Best Buy stands to make a buck off of this, but it is also undeniably a public service from the...
Stand by your ad, no matter what
The political speech commonly found on a campaign button is exempt from full disclosure rules identifying the entity responsible for its existence. The broadcast...
Inouye LPTV DTV measure signed into law
Senate Commerce Committee chair Daniel Inouye (D-HI) has succeeded in drumming up some government support for LPTV operators looking to participate fully in the...
It’s official – tax certificate bill introduced
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and a bipartisan slate of co-sponsors have put a bill before Congress which would restore the late lamented minority tax certificate....
Tex-Mex border relief
Broadcasting stations relying on eyeballs from across the border in Mexico will not risk losing access to them suddenly on 2/17/09 when the digital transition kicks in, thanks to legislation
Martin lays out agenda for August
Here’s a shocker – the main broadcast items coming before the five FCC Commissioners on their potential 8/22/08 meeting will involve the transition to digital...
Coming soon, to a Senate near you
That is if you live in Washington DC, and the item coming is a new version of the minority tax certificate, which met its...
Barton seeking to send FCC to reform school?
Well, not exactly, but Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Joe Barton (R-TX) is circulating a bill that would try to add transparency and enhanced
EMF wants radio to get Channels 5 & 6
Noncommercial religious broadcaster Educational Media Foundation has joined the chorus of interested parties who are pressing the FCC to reallocate the spectrum currently used...
FCC allows two weeks for LPTV settlers
FCC Auction No. 85 will award CPs for LPTVs, Class A TVs and TV Translator digital companion channels, and it is still on the calendar for 11/5/08. The FCC had also opened a window in which
Stevens speaks
Here, unvarnished and unabridged, is the statement of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) regarding his indictment by a grand jury. “I have proudly served this...
A-O over and out
A troubled station, KTMN-FM Cloudcroft NM, was apparently having difficulty running a full operation schedule, and eventually allowed its license to expire 11/8/02 and...