Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.rbr.com/files.php?file=rss_logo1_757997737.jpg http://www.rbr.com/ http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4570.html WASHINGTON BEAT Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:01:00 -0600 The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has initiated its look at processes at the Kevin Martin FCC, as promised. In a letter http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4539.html WASHINGTON BEAT Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:20:00 -0600 The National Association of Broadcasters reminded the FCC that AM broadcasters are often among the most locally-oriented stations of a locally-oriented medium, but that many http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4514.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:45:00 -0500 Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) is under increasing pressure from fellow Republicans to resign and Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) is due back on Capitol Hill next http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4493.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:46:00 -0600 The National Association has filed reply comments with the FCC on the issue of retransmission negotiation with MVPDs. It bluntly states that many arguments put http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4489.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:44:00 -0600 Sure, the 2008 election season has only just begun, and so far only two states have weighed in on the presidential campaign in any concrete http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4435.html WASHINGTON BEAT Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:10:00 -0500 The American Civil Liberties Union blames the FCC for making some public television stations fearful of running the Ken Burns documentary "The War" because of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4406.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:54:00 -0600 Missing issues/program lists from the public file of Butte MT CBS affiliate KXLF-TV 4 have landed it in hot water with the FCC. How hot? http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4399.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:52:00 -0600 The Federal Election Commission is supposed to have six commissioners. Unlike most federal agencies, there is no numerical advantage granted to the party of the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4382.html WASHINGTON BEAT Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:39:00 -0500 Complaints by North Carolina bicycle enthusiasts that the "Bob and Madison Show" on WDCG-FM Raleigh-Durham put them in danger have failed to convince the FCC http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4369.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:28:00 -0600 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) filed a complaint with the FCC Friday over ABC’s decision to exclude him from its primetime debate broadcast Saturday from New http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4348.html WASHINGTON BEAT Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:59:00 -0500 Yet another station has been fined by the FCC for allowing public file maintenance to fall through the cracks. Like so many others, KPNZ-TV (Ch. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4323.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:20:00 -0500 The FCC long ago announced the next public hearing on media ownership, pegged for Chicago on 9/20/07. The pattern of these meetings has pretty much http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4317.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:28:00 -0600 Media General Inc. was one of the companies who benefited greatly from the FCC's 12/18/07 decision to allow numerous existing newspaper/broadcast in-market combinations to continue, http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4316.html WASHINGTON BEAT Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:27:00 -0600 President Bush kicked off the new year, in part, by signing into law bipartisan legislation strengthening tghe Freedom of Information Act. Thr thrust of the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/4289.html WASHINGTON BEAT Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:31:00 -0500 It's early yet in the race for the US Senate, and many races which figure to heat up are as yet uncontested. For example, Mary