FCC commissioners weigh in on new nominees
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski had kind words for Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai, the Democrat and Republican respectively who have had their names put...
FCC sets third diversity capitalization workshop for December
The FCC Office of Communications Business Opportunities is holding its next Capitalization Strategies Workshop on Thursday 12/8/11. The all day affair, the third in...
Atlantic City AM tower rolls snake eyes with FCC
Comedian Steven Wright has observed that “It’s a small world – but I wouldn’t want to paint it.” And it may be a small...
TV advocacy organization launching next week
Gordon Smith of the National Association of Broadcasters is just one of the executives that will be on hand next week as a new...
The crowded spectrum battle
Television broadcasters may look back fondly on the days when they were trying to slow the incursion of unlicensed devices into the spectrum holes...
FCC issues guidelines for national EAS test
The entire nation is expected to participate in the national emergency alert test being run by the FCC and FEMA on 11/9/11. Stations are...
FCC hits up station that failed to power down
KBRZ-AM Missouri City TX in the Houston market was putting its 1460 kHz out with 3.2 kW under an STA allowing it to broadcast...
Detroit noncom FM a victim of Catch $22K
The catch? In this case there are several. If you fail to have operating EAS equipment; if you do not have a public file;...
Lamentable long-lasting late license renewal doubled
It’s one thing to forget to file for a broadcast license renewal. It’s another to let the lapse drag on for over five years....
FCC agenda includes online public files, EAS test
The FCC’s four remaining commissioners are scheduled to meet before the public on Thursday 10/27/11 at 10:30, and for once, the agenda includes a...
Commissioner Robert McDowell earns free speech award
The 2011 winner of the Freedom of Speech Award, handed out by watchdog The Media Institute, is none other than FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell....
Michigan cabler nailed by FCC for EAS violation
Upper Peninsula Communications Inc. is a cable MSO serving communities in the portion of Michigan mentioned in its name. Although the FCC honored its...
Study in the works on how FCC indecency policy affects live news
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Kentucky AM nailed for file violation
Meade County Communications is the licensee of WMMG-AM Brandenburg KY, a station which turned out to have a deficiency when an FCC agent came...
Soup maker describes challenges of giving kids healthy choices
It’s all well and good to ask food manufacturers to observe strict nutritional guidelines for food that it wants to sell to children, through...