FCC tables ownership review
We expected that the big item on the planned discussion of media ownership rules at the FCC would not include discussion of Chairman Kevin...
FCC lands in the CommComm frying pan
The Senate Commerce Committee has just put an item on the calendar for all five FCC Commissioners. It has scheduled an oversight hearing for...
FCC addresses DTV outreach to minorities
A 12/4/07 FCC session to make sure minorities aren't left behind during the DTV transition is coming into shape. The event will consume the...
FCC direction becomes apparent
Chairman Kevin Martin will preside over an FCC Open Meeting heavily laden with broadcast items today. At least, that's what the schedule says. He's...
Lott taking off early
Another Republican Senate seat is going to be up for grabs in 2008, and it will mean an unusual double election in the state...
Revolving door on loopholes
Campaign finance and advertising rules have been in flux ever since enactment of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) was passed, as the...
Broadcasters gather support in House
The issue is the battle over performance royalties. A bipartisan slate of Representatives is on board a bill sponsored by Gene Green (D-TX) and...
"A Tale of Two Regimes"
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell spoke at the Media Institute yesterday and expressed his wonderment that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was embarking on a plan...
2008 races taking shape
A prominent Virginia Republican confirmed a bid for the Senate, a former Speaker of the House is opting for early retirement and a purple...
Martin has Trib scratching its head
Sam Zell is trying to save potential fees and tax benefits by getting the Tribune privatization done by year's end. His crew is said...
Dingell, Markey double-team Martin
It was only a matter of time before key members of the House of Representatives joined the chorus of senators who are urging FCC...
A legal-eagle's eye view of cross-ownership
Once again, the attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC have turned their attention to the latest doings at the FCC and provided...
Piracy on the low seas
Jairo Diaz is getting hit with a pair of FCC fines for buccaneer behavior on the low end of the FM dial. Diaz was...
Dorgan bill in the Congressional hopper
Byron Dorgan's (D-ND) "Media Ownership Act of 2007" is officially on paper, and it's taken on three more co-sponsors. The first thing the bill...
Consumer groups want to cross out cross-ownership
Free Press representatives testified at the Washington DC localism forum, dropping what Commissioner Michael Copps called a bombshell - saying that the FCC's own...