Legislators want to put white space on hold
Two Republican senators and two democratic Representatives have expressed their concerns over allowing unlicensed devices to be introduced into the spectrum holes between television...
Shield law escapes committee
The effort to pass a federal reporters shield has been ongoing during the last couple of years. The measure has enjoyed bipartisan support, but...
Senate: Another Republican seat opens up
Pete Domenici (R-NM) has announced his retirement, citing health reasons. The move deprives the Republican party of a fifth incumbent in 2008, a year...
Fairness back on the front burner
A few legislators here and there have brought the idea of reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, but no real effort has been made to do...
NTIA enlists high schoolers for DTV effort
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is kicking off its 500-day countdown to the DTV transition, and gearing up for its digital-to-analog converter box...
NAB: Incentivize minority ownership
The National Association of Broadcasters concurs with the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council that efforts should be made to boost the number of female...
GAO says FCC leaks into the lobby
The Government Accountability Office has released a report charging that selected insiders are being tipped off about upcoming FCC actions, allowing them to step...
NTIA unveils DTV coupon program
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has been tasked with getting digital-to-analog converter box coupons out to the public in preparation for the DTV...
Q3 political cash numbers coming out
Early returns from Q3 presidential candidate fundraising are starting to come out, and the first batch of numbers, for six Democrats, show a dead...
CSN attempt to undelete fails
The plans of noncommercial CSN International to construct CP WWTS-FM in Logansport IN fell apart when less than a month before the construction deadline,...
Give us just a little more time
The FCC did its ten-study data dump on media ownership 7/31/07 and immediately asked for public comment by 10/1/07, with reply comments due two...
TV stations over and above the legal limit
Sinclair's Fox WZTV-TV 17 Nashville TN and Nexstar's Fox WTVW-TV Evansville IN have both been hit with hefty fines for going over the commercial...
Copps takes aim at ownership
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps (D) says there are five steps that must me taken before serious the FCC can consider further loosening ownership rules....
Martin pushing for minority access to spin-offs
Clear Channel Communications and Citadel Broadcasting have conducted seminars with the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) and NAB Education Foundation to ensure that...
FCC open now for FM translator waivers for AM
Only half-joking, NAB Radio Board Chairman Russ Withers asked FCC Chairman Kevin Martin whether it is necessary to get a Congressman to ask the...