Monday, September 8, 2025

File Cabinet

Time to Ditch Paper Letters File

No paper letters file is needed at stations anymore, owners tell FCC.
David Honig

MMTC To FCC: Give Class C4 An NPRM

MMTC President Emeritus/Senior Advisor David Honig said the proposal allows nearly 800 Class A stations to double their power

BIA Study Singles Out Threats to Local Broadcast Journalism

BIA Advisory Services has conducted research focused on the "Economic Impact of Big Tech Platforms on the Viability of Local Broadcast News."  It found that each year broadcasters lose nearly $2 billion in value that they generate for two of the largest technology platforms through publication of their valuable content — particularly local news.

Richardson gets NTIA

Most of the journals lacking the laser-like focus of RBR/TVBR are reporting the nomination of NM Governor Bill Richardson to serve as Barack Obama’s...

Grossman, Aiken Exit Commissioner Clyburn’s Office

FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn said goodbye to her Chief of Staff and wireline legal advisor, while welcoming a new wireline legal advisor and media legal advisor to her office at the Portals.
Ajit Pai

JSA Bill Gets the Nod from Pai

Commissioner Ajit Pai came out strongly in support of a bill
FCC

Dish Spectrum Discounts may be Yanked

During the AWS-3 auction, allegedly small companies were able to snap up spectrum

Future of Video Hearing Pushed

The Senate Commerce Committee has pushed back the future of video hearing.

This Station Owner Fought The FCC, And Won

A Charm City translator set to interfere with a Class A on the same signal has been nixed by the FCC

Markey looking for language in case of FCC tie vote

Democrats in the House, including Ed Markey (D-MA), are worried that companies with pending issues may play for time. They would be hoping that

Here’s The One TV Repack Need For Radio Broadcasters

What's the best piece of advice for owners of AM and FM radio stations with respect to the potential impact of the post-FCC Spectrum Auction repack process? Get an auxiliary site now.
Vote

An NAB Election Toolkit for Radio/TV Political Coverage

The NAB is now offering radio and TV stations a print and online resource to give their news coverage of the 2020 presidential, congressional and local elections a little extra boost.
Gavel

License Revocation Comes For A Georgia AM

A silent AM radio station licensed for 10kw of power from 1 tower has just received its death sentence from the Media Bureau and the FCC's Office of the Managing Director. Why? The station's owner, not to be confused with a big licensee involving Apollo Global Management, failed to pay its delinquent regulatory fees owed to the Commission.

Hill rags see political flavor in Rehr resignation

It was never any secret that David Rehr came to the NAB with a Republican resume, and with Republicans very much in the minority just three years after Rehr

CWA continues to pour heat on Verizon spectrum buy

Communications Workers of America believe that the sale of spectrum from a consortium of large cable companies to Verizon and the mutual cooperation agreement...