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WSJ lends Martin a helping hand
Most of the commentary on FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's plans to bring media ownership rules up for a December vote has been severely negative, not ...
More Local watchdogs attracted to localism session
A heaping healthy portion of the watchdog community is located in Washington DC, just like the FCC, and they are planning to have a presence ...Watching campaign coverage
The Project for Excellence in Journalism, along with the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and the Pew Research Center for ...Edwards attacks pharma ads
Presidential candidate John Edwards (D-NC) believes that advertising is one of the reasons the cost of pharmaceuticals is rising so quickly, and is calling for ...Senators request new hearing on net neutrality
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) have reached across the aisle in the past to promote the concept of network neutrality. Concerns about cable ...Panel named for House Commerce DTV session
Hearst-Argyle's David Barrett; Dennis Swanson from Fox Television Stations; and Univision CEO Joe Uva will be joining other stakeholders in yet another Congressional oversight hearing ...LPFM clears Committee
The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday considered S.1675 Local Community Radio Act of 2007 in a mark-up session. We use the term "considered" loosely, since on ...Religious group lauds cable brakes
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has the cable industry in his cross-hairs, with items such as imposing a national subscriber cap, limiting the amount of self-produced ...Markey planning to bring back net neutrality bill
A Republican Congress kept Ed Markey (D-MA) and colleagues in the Senate from making headway in making the concept of digital network neutrality a matter ...FCC adopts new reporting requirements for TV
Broadcast television stations will have to begin posting their public file on their website (or possibly on a state broadcasters association site), using a newly-standardized ...FCC stays busy in December
The five commissioners have a potentially explosive Open Meeting on the calendar for 12/18/07, and a standing invitation to visit the Senate Commerce Committee in ...FCC opens the gates for LPFM
The November Open Meeting of the FCC was a landmark for proponents of community-based LPFM. The Commission adopted rules to immediately boost the service and ...How does Zell spell relief? M-A-R-T-I-N
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he will ask for a vote this Friday which would grant waivers to Tribune to keep its cross-owned properties intact ...FCC aims 96K in fines at retailers
Another round of fines has been announced, headed for consumer electronics outlets which were caught selling analog-only television gear without the now-requisite consumer alert. A ...Shield gets its second resounding thumbs up
It wasn't even close. The Federal Press Shield Law was passed by the House of Representatives by a 398-21 margin, getting an even higher percentage ...
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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
on
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
on
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 ...
Pocket Radio
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25 June, 2008 09:11:05
"Editorial: More Than Half Full"
"AM-HD continues to fight uphill. Several manufacturers showed impressive new transmitter models designed to optimize and maintain HD performance. Yet the ...