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FCC action draws ample, mostly negative, commentary
"We're not done with this, not by a long shot," said Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) in comments about the FCC vote relaxing cross-ownership rules in ...
More Reps vow to fight Berman royalty bill
The "Performance Rights Act of 2007," introduced by Howard Berman (D-CA) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will not ...Dorgan attacks FCC from Senate floor
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to condemn the FCC's decision to relax cross-ownership rules in the top 20 ...Legislators criticize premature white space initiative
Two Republican senators and two democratic Representatives have expressed their concerns over allowing unlicensed devices to be introduced into the spectrum holes between television stations. ...ConAgra gets aboard anti-obesity express
Yet another major food producer is voluntarily taking steps to avoid marketing sweet, fatty and/or salty food to youngsters. ConAgra says it is setting up ...Weight loss guru complains about FTC intervention
Kevin Trudeau has a book out called "Weight Loss Cures They Don't Want You to Know About." The FTC makes no secret of its general ...MMTC finds 48 companies to do its replying for it
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council has submitted a long laundry list of things the FCC can do now, things it can consider doing, and ...Legislators want to put white space on hold
Two Republican senators and two democratic Representatives have expressed their concerns over allowing unlicensed devices to be introduced into the spectrum holes between television stations. ...Got something to say?
The perfect time to say it is right around the corner. The Media Institute is getting set to kick off Freedom of Speech week, which ...Support builds behind shield victory
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) met with journalists last week urging their help in keeping momentum behind the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, which ...Money, money, money
Republican presidential candidates have weighed in with their latest fund-raising results, according to the Associated Press. The momentum appears to be with Rudy Giuliani (R-NY). ...FCC off the hook for document suppression
The FCC's Inspector General could find no evidence that there was any attempt by senior officials to suppress documents on topics related to media ownership ...Shield law escapes committee
The effort to pass a federal reporters shield has been ongoing during the last couple of years. The measure has enjoyed bipartisan support, but is ...Senate: Another Republican seat opens up
Pete Domenici (R-NM) has announced his retirement, citing health reasons. The move deprives the Republican party of a fifth incumbent in 2008, a year in ...The prank's on the station
When a KHTB-FM personality called the Utah Poison Control Center, the intention was to both play a little joke, as well as to gather some ...
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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 ...