Genachowski speaks!
But don’t get too excited about it – he basically joined the flurry of usual suspects throwing gratitude and congratulations around like a wet...
Conyers faces jail
No, not House Judiciary Chair John Conyers (D-MI) – but it is his wife, Monica, who is President Pro Tem of the Detroit City Council. She pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit bribery, and is facing a maximum prison term of five years
Coming right up: FCC July Open Meeting
The FCC will likely provide a status report on the DTV transition which was executed with much but not universal success 6/12/09, will look...
Revise and consent
The FCC has put a number of bodies of regulation on the table under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, for the purpose of determining if...
NAB, legislators collaborate
NAB's 2009 Congressional Families PSA Program is under way – the latest edition of a program that stretches back to 1985. The NAB partners...
House panel set to markup satellite bill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will make the final touches to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension And Reauthorization Act Of 2004, better known...
FCC pulls license on felony conviction
Terry Keith Hammond was convicted of felony theft back in 2004. Among the penalties incurred for that infraction is the determination by the FCC that he is unfit to remain licensee of KBKH-FM
Licensee tries to wriggle out of fine
Urban Radio III’s KVTO-AM, serving the San Francisco market from Berkeley CA, was hit with a public file fine, dating back to a 2005...
FCC nominees cleared by committee
The fate of prospective FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and prospective returning Commissioner Robert McDowell is now in the hands of the full Senate, after...
Wheels remain greased for telcos
At least one thing pushed through the FCC by former Chairman Kevin Martin is staying put. That is his rulemaking that made it easier...
NABOB polling members on PPM
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, along with MMTC and the Spanish Radio Association, is getting ready to respond to the FCC’s recent...
Committee looks into web ads
One of the great things about broadcasting is its ability to attract audiences that share traits – if you can figure out what common...
CBC wants more diversity on Sunday morning talk
The political gabfests held by the major networks every Sunday morning are probably more closely watched in Washington than anywhere
Smooth sailing for McDowell
Clearly the second fiddle on the day’s agenda, Commissioner Robert McDowell encountered no grilling from either side of the aisle as Senators congratulated him for his three years on the FCC and
Genachowski bows in
Julius Genachowski told the Senate Commerce Committee that it was an honor to be nominated to take the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and expressed his excitement about getting on