http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-05-10T14:32:23-04:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7403.html 2008-05-08T17:42:00-04:00 2008-05-08T17:42:00-04:00 Dave Seyler The FCC, which is essentially self-funded, is looking to collect $312M in user fees for FY 2008. Expect the usual upward adjustments as time moves http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7399.html 2008-05-08T17:35:00-04:00 2008-05-08T17:35:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Would you believe that Centennial Broadcasting’s win in court was a direct cause of its loss at the FCC? Not only did it lose its http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7389.html 2008-05-07T05:58:00-04:00 2008-05-07T05:58:00-04:00 Dave Seyler This is just the latest episode in the ongoing pay-for-say saga that has come out of various government agencies under the Bush administration, but it may be the most significant. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7388.html 2008-05-07T17:58:00-04:00 2008-05-07T17:58:00-04:00 Dave Seyler It’s not bad enough that the NAB didn’t get much out of the FCC’s court-ordered reworking of broadcast ownership rules – pressure is already on http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7343.html 2008-05-06T17:04:00-04:00 2008-05-06T17:04:00-04:00 Dave Seyler We knew the DTV transition would be THE hot topic in Washington this year, especially among the usual suspects at the two Commerce Committees. But http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7338.html 2008-05-06T17:01:00-04:00 2008-05-06T17:01:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Do you think the FCC is still serious about public file maintenance? Sage Broadcasting has a low power television station serving up MyNetworkTV to the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7254.html 2008-05-01T09:27:00-04:00 2008-05-01T09:27:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Martin has seemed to be trying everything he can think of to shake the impression that he operates the FCC as a fiefdom, with all major decisions made in secret. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7329.html 2008-05-05T17:46:00-04:00 2008-05-05T17:46:00-04:00 Dave Seyler WRIV-AM Riverhead NY, licensed to Crystal Coast Communications, found itself unlicensed, in possession of deleted call letters and ordered off the air. The cause of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7308.html 2008-05-04T09:57:00-04:00 2008-05-04T09:57:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Opus Broadcasting Monroe thinks there are too many Holladay’s operating in the Monroe LA market, and that’s a good reason to turn down a proposed http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7301.html 2008-05-04T09:53:00-04:00 2008-05-04T09:53:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Christian Broadcasting Network’s “700 Club” and Telepictures’ “TMZ” have both asked for and received FCC blessings on an news/information exemption from the equal time rule http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7255.html 2008-05-01T09:28:00-04:00 2008-05-01T09:28:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Add John Ensign (R-NV) to the growing list of legislators expressing strong reservations about the FCC’s myriad proposals to attempt to promote localism in broadcasting. "These proposals all represent a step backward toward the government re-regulation of our nation's airwaves," wrote Sen. Ensign. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7260.html 2008-05-01T13:31:00-04:00 2008-05-01T13:31:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Two of the Energy and Commerce subcommittees are holding sessions next week which bump up against broadcast territory. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7229.html 2008-04-30T14:51:00-04:00 2008-04-30T14:51:00-04:00 Dave Seyler The Virginia Association of Broadcasters has joined with members operating in the Charlottesville market to express opposition to the FCC’s localism mandates in the form http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7198.html 2008-04-29T15:25:00-04:00 2008-04-29T15:25:00-04:00 Dave Seyler It’s one thing to operate from the wrong coordinates. It’s another to fail to power down when the sunset, as called for in a station’s http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/7195.html 2008-04-29T15:22:00-04:00 2008-04-29T15:22:00-04:00 Dave Seyler One of the most obvious truths about broadcasting is that radiated signals do not respect political boundaries. And people, and by extension, the public interest,