Key senator in hot water?
Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee Ted Stevens (R-AK) has some extracurricular problems back in his home state. Details of a corruption scandal...
Spanish-language debates on the menu?
Hispanic media giant Univision, which has already sparked citizenship and voter registration drives, is offering to host presidential debates from both parties on consecutive...
Wyoming Senate situation explained
Capitol Hill is mourning the passing of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) from leukemia 6/4/07. But Senate Republicans will not have to mourn the loss...
FTC finds changes in children’s advertising exposure
Children are seeing more ads overall, but less advertising minutes, according to a Federal Trade Commission study comparing results of studies conducted with 1977...
NAB eases into EAS upgrades
Local broadcasters have compiled a stellar record in times of emergency. Local radio and television often are the only source of vital information for...
MAP gets an extension
The FCC put out a call for comments concerning home shopping stations as part of its review of the Cable Television Consumer Protection Act...
What if you gave a debate and one candidate came?
Fox News is not a party of any of the six presidential debates sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee, but it did arrange to...
Key reps want to see FCC DTV plan
When John Dingell (D-MI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) have a concern about the broadcasting matters these days, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and colleagues Michael...
Broadcasters gear up for violence defense
Harvard Law School constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe is on the case. According to reports, a loose consortium of broadcast networks and media associations has...
Fun on the campaign trail
John McCain (R-AZ) has often managed to irk members of the media. As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, he practically declared open warfare...
Solis wants a full buffet menu
Yet another Democratic legislator has been working the keyboard. This time it is US Rep Hilda Solis (D-CA), a member of the Energy &...
National party orgs pulling in the bucks
The latest Federal Election Commission numbers are in, and they show that Washington political committees continue to rake in cash. Not only is money...
Key legislator attacks satcaster deal
US Rep Mike Doyle (D-PA), a key member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, has fired off a letter to AG Alberto...
NAB Radio Board weighs in on CRB
Broadcasters are among many trying to establish a presence on the Internet who see the recent Copyright Royalty Board decision on streaming compensation as...
Illinois delegation goes to bat for Tribune
A bipartisan group of US legislators representing the state of Illinois have fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on behalf of...