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FCC looks into SDBs
Minority Media & Telecommunications Council has asked that the FCC restart its proceeding on media ownership rules since it felt its suggestions on increasing the ...
Full story FCC study suggests hold on white space devices
The Federal Communications Commission Laboratory has conducted field tests of spectrum devices proposed for unlicensed use in the gaps between television signals, known as white ...Copps wants Murdoch buy investigated by FCC
Since the Wall Street Journal is a national newspaper, it has been assumed that Rupert Murdoch’s deal to buy Dow Jones & Company is a ...Watchdogs bash FCC studies
That didn't take long. Ten FCC ownership studies had barely seen the light of day before Commissioners Michael Copps (D) and Jonathan Adelstein (D) began ...FCC ownership studies come under attack
A group of legislators is attacking the ten studies produced by the FCC, charging that they were produced to support a pre-determined pro-consolidation agenda and ...Beware politicians seeking gifts
During the last election cycle a handful of broadcasting companies got into a little hot water by providing free air time to candidates without assuring ...House Dems question FCC ownership studies
A group of legislators is attacking the ten studies produced by the FCC, charging that they were produced to support a pre-determined pro-consolidation agenda and ...Edwards snags a presidential rebuttal
Court sends FEC back to the drawing board
Another plank in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act has been altered by the judiciary branch. The last time this happened, the rules were weakened. This ...Burger King gets a round of applause on Capitol Hill
We weren't the only ones to notice Burger King's move to help combat childhood obesity (see related story above). BK joined 11 other food companies ...FCC mandates digital/analog must-carry
"Let's let the transition begin," said Commissioner Robert McDowell toward the end of last night's FCC Open Meeting. Quite a few people would have settled ...Martin confirmed for Charlotte
NAB announced that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will speak at the FCC Breakfast on Thursday, September 27th, during The NAB Radio Show in Charlotte. FCC ...KODL yodel from wrong site draws fine
Al Wynn has had what many might consider an unusual house guest for the past few years: his AM radio station. Wynn has been operating ...FCC consumer panel sets meeting
The transition to digital television is a popular topic in Washington these days, and it will be the key agenda item at the next session ...Deans call on FCC to focus on newsgathering
A group of deans from prominent journalism colleges have taken to the OpEd pages of the New York Times, urging the FCC to keep local ...
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Jose Lopez-Varela
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14 May, 2008 05:39:35
Halim,
Nice job, I commend you on the points you make in your post. The Acculturation process is very complex and truly require an expertise to ...
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. ...