FCC looks into WHNT story
Can't see this case going anywhere, unless it turns out that the malfunction was caused by interference from one of those experimental unlicensed white space devices.
News organization brings terror to Tampa
The ongoing road show presented by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation will pull into the Tampa Convention Center next week, 3/13/08. It’s...
Lineup inked in for Markey meeting
The witnesses are lined up for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing tomorrow entitled “Competition in the Sports Programming Marketplace.” (And you...
It pays to have good faith
Informed on 2/20/07 of a hole in the fence around the tower for KRAE-AM Cheyenne WY, owned by Brahmin Broadcasting Corporation, the staff felt...
Supremes stall on fleeting indecency
RBR/TVBR observation: If we were ABC, we would be arguing that this alone constitutes 1,339,000 reasons to throw the fine out on grounds of selective enforcement.
Anchor segues from reading to making news
And the way it happened has rivals pondering possible complaints to regulatory authorities. ABC KEZI-TV 9 in Eugene OR is the on-air home of...
From "acting" to "exiting"
The NTIA is charged with running the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program portion of the DTV transition, but it is undergoing a good bit...
Scout's honor: Tate wins award
FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate (R) has gone where no woman has gone before: To the list of honorees recognized as the annual recipient...
Sports programming headed for the Hill
Sometimes we think if we scour the Bill of Rights closely enough, we will find a clause describing the inalienable right of all Americans...
Cross-ownership easement under attack
Tribune did not like the FCC's move to allow limited broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership. It opened up only the top 20 DMAs, and Tribune feels all...
Majoras heading out at FTC
As the term of George W. Bush winds through its final year, we may see variations of this story in all sectors of his...
FTC demands short-term loan disclosure
Advertising for a trio of payday lenders was the topic of concern at the Federal Trade Commission. Although the advertising in question was on the internet rather than a broadcast outlet, the reinforced disclosure requirements could affect broadcast clients as well.
It's fine to be the licensee
Courier Communications says that Michael McGee Sr. is a paid contractor, and that he is responsible for the material that goes out over the...
Pryor-ities: Helping broadcasters
The key question fired to Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) during a session at the NAB State Leadership Conference was this: "Can we count on...
110th Congress, Part II: DTV, DTV and more DTV
Four key Commerce Committee telecom policy wonks from both houses of Congress met with broadcasters at yesterday's NAB State Leadership Conference and confirmed that...