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Fee for all: FY 2008
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 ...
Full story FCC Burns Centennial in non-compete case
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 ...Are broadcasters liable in Pentagon/ex-General scheme?
NAB fighting rule rollback
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 ...Everybody wants to get into the act
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 ...File this under LPTV nailed
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 ...Martin headed for an oral exam?
Second lease on life in Riverhead
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 ...FCC won’t say no to KNOE deal
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 ...Please exempt me, let me show
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 ...Ink continues to be spilled over localism
House panels teeing up communications
Two of the Energy and Commerce subcommittees are holding sessions next week which bump up against broadcast territory. ...Local broadcasters take on FCC initiatives
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 ...One good fine deserves another
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 ...The price of compliance
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, ...
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mark walker
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07 May, 2008 08:25:00
Paul- you are awesome! I am so glad to see you again!
Ray Somich
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05 May, 2008 07:11:27
As always, John Gorman tells it like it is, whether we want to hear it or not. How sadly ironic that radio's success has been ...
Jack Messmer
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04 May, 2008 10:25:01
Thanks for your comment.
Does anyone else want to weigh in supporting this move? Do the sweeps really matter that much these days?
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Tim Keating
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02 May, 2008 07:44:28
Am I the only one bothered by Nielsen's move from February 2009 Sweep to March 2009?
The announcement from Nielsen came as a surprise. ...
Charlie Ferguson
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02 May, 2008 05:40:09
As a 2-book Condensed Market that doesn't even get trends from Arbitron, one can foresee some real struggles with some particularly aggressive agencies. Since ...