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...
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...
Toole time in Rome GA
Howard C. Toole was the winning Auction No. 70 bidder for a new FM CP in Plainview GA, in the vicinity of Rome GA,...
Martin pushing for December ownership vote
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is looking to tie up whatever loose ends he thinks are dangling on the FCC review and redo of the...
FCC aims 96K in fines at retailers
Another round of fines has been announced, headed for consumer electronics outlets which were caught selling analog-only television gear without the now-requisite consumer alert....
Shield gets its second resounding thumbs up
It wasn't even close. The Federal Press Shield Law was passed by the House of Representatives by a 398-21 margin, getting an even higher...
Pence still pushing Broadcaster Freedom Act
Mike Pence (R-IN) was able to get a bill through Congress earlier keeping reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine off the table for a year,...
Senate Commerce Committee teeing up radio
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has a date with the radio business on 10/24/07. A hearing called the Future of Radio...
NAB unveils 697M DTV plan
As promised, the National Association of Broadcasters is spearheading a major educational campaign aimed at making a success of the transition to digital broadcasting....
Hutchison weighing early exit from Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) has announced that this will be her final term as a US senator, and she may even exit early, if...
Shield looks like a go in the House
A bill that would provide a federal shield for reporters protecting sources recently cleared a key Senate committee with a 15-2 vote, and now...