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FCC releases ownership diversification rules

A number of measures directed at increasing the number of "eligible entities" in the ranks of broadcast owners are officially out on the street after ...
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Dems hold the financial edge

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This is where a lot of the last-minute political buys will be coming from, especially if you're in a district that wasn't on anybody's map but suddenly proves competitive....
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Lineup inked in for Markey meeting

The witnesses are lined up for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing tomorrow entitled “Competition in the Sports Programming Marketplace.” (And you thought ...
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News organization brings terror to Tampa

The ongoing road show presented by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation will pull into the Tampa Convention Center next week, 3/13/08. It’s actually ...
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Supremes stall on fleeting indecency

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RBR/TVBR observation: If we were ABC, we would be arguing that this alone constitutes 1,339,000 reasons to throw the fine out on grounds of selective enforcement....
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It pays to have good faith

Informed on 2/20/07 of a hole in the fence around the tower for KRAE-AM Cheyenne WY, owned by Brahmin Broadcasting Corporation, the staff felt pretty ...
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Scout's honor: Tate wins award

FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate (R) has gone where no woman has gone before: To the list of honorees recognized as the annual recipient of ...
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Anchor segues from reading to making news

And the way it happened has rivals pondering possible complaints to regulatory authorities. ABC KEZI-TV 9 in Eugene OR is the on-air home of newsman ...
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From "acting" to "exiting"

The NTIA is charged with running the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program portion of the DTV transition, but it is undergoing a good bit of ...
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Majoras heading out at FTC

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As the term of George W. Bush winds through its final year, we may see variations of this story in all sectors of his administration. ...
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Sports programming headed for the Hill

Sometimes we think if we scour the Bill of Rights closely enough, we will find a clause describing the inalienable right of all Americans to ...
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Cross-ownership easement under attack

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Tribune did not like the FCC's move to allow limited broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership. It opened up only the top 20 DMAs, and Tribune feels all DMAs ...
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FTC demands short-term loan disclosure

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Advertising for a trio of payday lenders was the topic of concern at the Federal Trade Commission. Although the advertising in question was on the internet rather than a broadcast outlet, the reinforced disclosure requirements could affect broadcast clients as well....
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It's fine to be the licensee

Courier Communications says that Michael McGee Sr. is a paid contractor, and that he is responsible for the material that goes out over the airspace ...
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Pryor-ities: Helping broadcasters

The key question fired to Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) during a session at the NAB State Leadership Conference was this: "Can we count on your ...
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