House goes after Pentagon propaganda
An amendment to a defense bill that would prohibit the Pentagon from sending policy advocates out to media outlets in an effort to control news coverage has passed the House.
MMTC: FCC EEO program a “stunning failure”
Minorities continue to be underrepresented in broadcast newsrooms, and according to the Media Minority and Telecommunications Council, what little enforcement the FCC has engaged...
Martin tips off FCC June agenda
In keeping with his new ultra-bright sunshine policy, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has pointed his flashlight on the June 12, 2008 FCC Open Meeting about three weeks in advance, tripling the normal warning we’ve been used to receiving.
More stations pay for kiddie transgressions
The FCC continues to take a very dim view of television stations which overload children’s programming with advertising, even by a few seconds, and...
E&C Republicans want FCC to back off
At issue are the proposed remedies to enhance broadcast localism. Joe Barton (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Energy & Commerce Committee and Cliff Stearns...
Dorgan wants GAO study on consolidation effects
This time, Byron Dorgan (D-ND), the extremely media-conscious senator is concerned about the effects of vertical integration on program suppliers. He wants a Government...
House panel ready to revisit DTV
We’ll just let Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman have the mic for this one: “I am greatly encouraged that so many broadcasters are well...
Adelstein goes green
And he wants to take the FCC with him. According to Green Electronics Daily, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (D) would like the FCC to...
The gripes of –Roth, revisited
That’s as in ex-FCC Commissioner and free market guru Harold Furchtgott-Roth, who has taken to the pages of the New York Sun to protest...
Markey, Inouye express DTV doubts
A new GAO report indicates that 68% of US television stations are pretty much ready to rock and roll when the DTV deadline hits...
Fossella bows out
Troubled House Committee on Energy and Commerce member Vito Fossella (R-NY) has decided to finish out his current term but will not seek re-election...
Dorgan takes on WSJ in WSJ
The Wall Street Journal, which opined that the FCC’s limited relaxation of cross-ownership rules should be allowed to stand, was acting in opposition to...
MMTC protests main studio manpower initiative
The FCC, in its quest to encourage more local programming from broadcast outlets, is looking at many remedies. Among these is a requirement that...
Cash or carry gets new meaning
Stainless Broadcasting’s Fox KMVU-TV Medford OR was negotiating retransmission with Charter Cable Communications systems serving Mount Shasta CA and Yreka CA when it found...
Dorgan measure sailed through on voice vote
The first time Byron Dorgan (D-ND) took his anti-consolidation FCC-thwarting Resolution of Disapproval to the Senate Floor, it required a roll call. This time,...