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2008 races taking shape
A prominent Virginia Republican confirmed a bid for the Senate, a former Speaker of the House is opting for early retirement and a purple district ...
More Martin touting efforts to increase minority ownership
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin used a Washington symposium Friday by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition to promote his idea that DTV multichannels provide a way to ...FEC set to examine implications of Supreme ruling
When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wisconsin Right to Life (WRtL), it put another major dent in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act often ..."A Tale of Two Regimes"
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell spoke at the Media Institute yesterday and expressed his wonderment that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was embarking on a plan to ...Martin has Trib scratching its head
Sam Zell is trying to save potential fees and tax benefits by getting the Tribune privatization done by year's end. His crew is said to ...Rehr opposes LPFM bill
NAB President/CEO David Rehr has fired off a letter to Senate Commerce Committee chair Daniel Inouye (D-HI) opposing S.1675, the Local Community Radio Act of ...Food for kids: Markey has a two-for-five week
Ed Markey (D-MA) is Capitol Hill point man in the battle against childhood obesity, and has been recruiting food manufacturers and marketers for the Council ...A legal-eagle's eye view of cross-ownership
Once again, the attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC have turned their attention to the latest doings at the FCC and provided a ...Dingell, Markey double-team Martin
It was only a matter of time before key members of the House of Representatives joined the chorus of senators who are urging FCC Chairman ...DTV-Day on Capitol Hill
Instead of storming the beaches of Normandy, a few lucky regulators will be storming the slopes of Capitol Hill next week. On Thursday, 10/17/07, a ...Martin pushes LPFM and DTV leasing
How can the FCC help more small businesses get into the communications field? In an appearance before the House Small Business Committee, FCC Chairman Kevin ...Waxman says conservative radio not under scrutiny
American Spectator published a story noting a two-pronged plan among Democrats to exploit the recent remarks of Rush Limbaugh. One is to use his comments ...NTIA chief resigns
John Kneuer, chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will resign this month to pursue new opportunities, agency spokesman Todd Sedmak announced Friday. ...FCC kicking off another round of white space tests
Earlier FCC tests of unlicensed devices designed to operate in the open spectrum between operating television stations have not yet yielded satisfactory results. But the ...Working on DTV
The FCC is planning a series of workshops which will address what it believes are special needs groups regarding the switch to digital television 2/17/09. ...
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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
on
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 ...