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Letter auction raises over 2M
Did the folks in the Clear Channel mailroom in San Antonio realize they were handling merchandise worth over two million bucks when a letter to ...
More Martin ownership plans draw immediate fire
The watchdog community was ready, and the aiming seemed already to have been done, when FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced his intention to try for ...Report says Tribune deal is a bargaining chip
For Tribune's 8.2B privatization to go forward, it needs to have newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership restrictions either waived temporarily or lifted altogether. Los Angeles Times is reporting ...Report says Tribune deal is a bargaining chip
For Tribune's 8.2B privatization to go forward, it needs to have newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership restrictions either waived temporarily or lifted altogether. Los Angeles Times is reporting ...Toole time in Rome GA
Howard C. Toole was the winning Auction No. 70 bidder for a new FM CP in Plainview GA, in the vicinity of Rome GA, but ...Warchests filling up
The campaigns for federal office have already spend over 368M this cycle, even though the first vote is still months away, we aren't even in ...Obama asks Martin to slow down
More particularly, Barack Obama (D-IL), one of the leading candidates for the Democratic party's presidential nomination, wants issues on minority ownership and localism addressed before ...Brownback exiting presidential sweepstakes
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) is said to be pulling the plug on his presidential campaign, with an announcement expected today. He has not fared well ...Martin pushing for December ownership vote
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is looking to tie up whatever loose ends he thinks are dangling on the FCC review and redo of the 2003 ...Dingell calls for slow-down
It is becoming clearer by the minute that Democrats with an opinion about media ownership rules do not want the FCC making any, probably up ...Ownership profile won't stay low
Broadcast hearings on Capitol Hill, no matter which aspect of the industry they are addressing, tend to be a hot ticket. Strong opinions rein, with ...Watchdogs, broadcasters, labels to converge on the Hill
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has a panel set up representing a wide range of interests for hits hearing today on the ...Cross-ownership: NAB appeals for repeal
If consolidation of media ownership is such a bad thing, there should be empirical evidence of the harm, said the National Association of Broadcasters in ...LPFM vote in the offing
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a mark-up for 10/30/07. Included on the agenda is S.1675 Local Community Radio Act of 2007. Its main thrust ...Dorgan comes out with guns blazing
If the FCC is planning to act on media ownership by 12/18/07, "they should understand they are going to be in for a huge battle." ...
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Rich Marston
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08 July, 2008 02:37:01
Congratulations Jim! It is great that with one stroke of a key you may jump back 6 years. I'll bet that some of the big ...
Dave Garland
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02 July, 2008 08:00:25
Mischief...you bet!
There will be someone or some entity that will see this as a possible revenue generating source. They will front buyers to file ...
Pocket Radio
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27 June, 2008 09:43:35
"HD Radio spinners claim a breakthrough year: Pulling a fast one"
"According to a press release from the Alliance 330,000 HD receivers were sold last year. ...
Frenchy McGruder
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25 June, 2008 11:44:00
AM HD radio is DOA. It will eventually be written in broadcast history books as perhaps the most overrated, unneeded and underperfoming "advancement" in the ...
Pocket Radio
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25 June, 2008 09:21:48
"Germany flicks off-switch on DAB"
"Part of the problem is that analogue FM never went away and most people didn't seem to care for the clear ...