Dorgan comes out with guns blazing
If the FCC is planning to act on media ownership by 12/18/07, "they should understand they are going to be in for a huge...
LPFM vote in the offing
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a mark-up for 10/30/07. Included on the agenda is S.1675 Local Community Radio Act of 2007. Its main...
Ownership profile won't stay low
Broadcast hearings on Capitol Hill, no matter which aspect of the industry they are addressing, tend to be a hot ticket. Strong opinions rein,...
Dingell calls for slow-down
It is becoming clearer by the minute that Democrats with an opinion about media ownership rules do not want the FCC making any, probably...
Cross-ownership: NAB appeals for repeal
If consolidation of media ownership is such a bad thing, there should be empirical evidence of the harm, said the National Association of Broadcasters...
Watchdogs, broadcasters, labels to converge on the Hill
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has a panel set up representing a wide range of interests for hits hearing today on...
Report says Tribune deal is a bargaining chip
For Tribune's 8.2B privatization to go forward, it needs to have newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership restrictions either waived temporarily or lifted altogether. Los Angeles Times is...
Report says Tribune deal is a bargaining chip
For Tribune's 8.2B privatization to go forward, it needs to have newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership restrictions either waived temporarily or lifted altogether. Los Angeles Times is...
Obama asks Martin to slow down
More particularly, Barack Obama (D-IL), one of the leading candidates for the Democratic party's presidential nomination, wants issues on minority ownership and localism addressed...
Warchests filling up
The campaigns for federal office have already spend over 368M this cycle, even though the first vote is still months away, we aren't even...
Letter auction raises over 2M
Did the folks in the Clear Channel mailroom in San Antonio realize they were handling merchandise worth over two million bucks when a letter...
Communications sector betting on Democrats
The communications/electronics industry is ranked 7th out of 13 business sectors in terms of donating cash into the 2008 political races. It's responsible for...
How moot can you get?
Is mooter a word? If not, can we coin it, as in it doesn't get much mooter than this? Anyway, the parade of out-to-lunch...
Martin ownership plans draw immediate fire
The watchdog community was ready, and the aiming seemed already to have been done, when FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced his intention to try...
Brownback exiting presidential sweepstakes
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) is said to be pulling the plug on his presidential campaign, with an announcement expected today. He has not fared...