One last round of FCC commentary
The one thing that has been nearly impossible to find in the aftermath of the FCC's 12/18/07 Open Meeting is an observer who was...
Political portal: 12/17/07-12/21/07
The FCC Open Meeting of 12/18/07 provided more than enough fireworks to get the PR machines cranking at high speed last week. The big...
More reaction to the FCC's moves
Almost nobody was completely satisfied with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's agenda, which he pushed through at Tuesday's Open Meeting. Even those that agreed with...
FCC upholds Cumulus in battle over trust
Cumulus Broadcasting agreed to a swap with Clear Channel late last year in which it received eight stations in Ann Arbor and Battle Creek...
Senators threaten interference in football/cable dispute
John Kerry (D-MA) is making repeated offers to help broker a deal between the National Football League's NFL Network and certain large cable companies,...
Handicapping the royalties battle
Analyst at two key Wall Street firms are not expecting the imposition of performance fees on broadcasters anytime soon. Both Victor Miller at Bear...
Coming to a Capitol Hill office near you
Following the FCC's Tuesday vote, watchdog Stop Big Media didn't lose any time getting a click and send letter ready for its constituents to...
FCC action draws ample, mostly negative, commentary
"We're not done with this, not by a long shot," said Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) in comments about the FCC vote relaxing cross-ownership rules...
Reps vow to fight Berman royalty bill
The "Performance Rights Act of 2007," introduced by Howard Berman (D-CA) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will...
Dorgan attacks FCC from Senate floor
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to condemn the FCC's decision to relax cross-ownership rules in the top...
The prank's on the station
When a KHTB-FM personality called the Utah Poison Control Center, the intention was to both play a little joke, as well as to gather...
FCC taking a close look at localism
The Commission earlier moved to impose localism requirements on television stations, requiring submission of a standardized form quarterly detailing various elements of local programming....
FCC moves to increase minority/female ownership
And at issue is whether or not that will be the effect of yesterday's action, all hinging on the definition of businesses which will...
FEC goes local with new feature
Are you wondering how much money is being stored up for the 2008 battle for Congress in your state's senatorial contest (of contests if...
Don't fire until you see th…Oh, go ahead and fire
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is not waiting around to see what FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has up his sleeve before going public against it. In...