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...
Shield stalls in the Senate
The Bush administration and some Hill Republicans are opposed to the federal reporter’s shield, which nevertheless enjoys widespread bipartisan support and sponsorship in both...
Hutchison pinch-hits for Stevens
For the time being, Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will assume the role of Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and...
NAB makes big push for DTV, localism
The National Association of Broadcasters has put together DTV Education Toolkits and sent them to each and every Capitol Hill legislator, helping them spread the work during
Relocating LPTV skins a lot of elbows
The FCC is allowing KSFV-LP, San Fernando Valley, CA to relocate from Channel 26 to Channel 6, a move which has elicited howls of...