NYT goes to bat for federal shield
For several years now, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been attempting to get a federal reporters’ shield law on the books. Former radio...
MMTC wants beat cop for dictates
It is now against FCC regulation to incorporate No Urban Dictates (NUDs) and/or No Spanish Dictates (NSDs) into a media buying campaign. Watchdog Minority...
Everybody wants to get in on the act
On Capitol Hill, the two Commerce committees handle most of the caseload when it comes to issues of interest to broadcasters, but every now...
FTC dishes it out to telemarketers
Two companies which were trying to help satellite MVPD Dish Network gain subscribers have run afoul of the Do Not Call Registry, and both...
Just what are the limits of the FCC’s power?
The lively ad hoc community has been keeping a close eye on the media, particularly since the former FCC Commissioner Michael Powell tried to ram through a package of deregulatory
Phoenix fines have legs, er…wings
Phoenix Broadcasting Group stations KAMJ-FM Gosnell AR and KQDD-FM Osceola AR have each been hit with $9K fines (for a total of $18K) for...
Product placement getting mainstream attention
It’s always interesting when broadcasting “inside baseball” gets an airing outside the trades, and that has now happened with product placement
FCC upholds TV editorial discretion
This one has been kicking around long enough that we didn’t even realize it was still kicking around, but the FCC has once again...
Big radio gets nailed again
Clear Channel was just hit by the FCC for an improper phone call airing; now its CBS’s turn, for a contest violation. It was...
Withers hopes to extend life Spann of IL EB AM
Marion-Carbondale IL isn’t big enough for 810 WDDD-AM and 1690 WVON-AM. That’s because one is the original AM station from which the other was...
Full-strength FEC ready to go to work
A deal between Senate Majority Leader Harry Read (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has finally resulted in a full six-member contingent at...
FCC set to examine emergency preparedness
The focus of a 9/16/08 special FCC meeting will be communications in the event of a catastrophic health emergency. The session
Clear Channel didn’t go far enough from Fargo
James Ingstad owns KFGO-AM, along with a full complement of market cluster mates, in the Fargo ND-Moorhead MN market. But Clear Channel is getting...
FCC Diversity Committee Arbitron probe shot down
There will be no rapid-fire FCC investigation of Arbitron’s PPM technology, as requested by the FCC’s own Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in...
Copps bemoans city of license rulings
At first glance, it looks like a battle of behemoths. Citadel wants to move KFME-FM Garden City MO into the Kansas City market; CBS and Entercom want the move blocked