KALD case

This one’s interesting. Houston Christian Broadcasters was one of the also-rans in a comparative hearing for an FM CP in Caldwell TX (eventually KALD-FM...

Cardin: No newspaper bailout

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) has been making the rounds to discuss the dire straits that newspapers find themselves in these days. He wants to...

IA early bird sparks speculation

There was a presidential campaign of some notoriety held in 2008. Since it is no longer 2008, it must be time to start the...

Copps: “It’s the democracy, stupid”

Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps says that democracy runs on information, and that two decades of consolidation are taking a toll on its availability. He sees an obvious decline in the quality of both

Commerce set to consider NTIA head

After going through one of its most high-profile years with temporary leadership, the NTIA is finally about to get its top slot filled, if...

FCC appends a DTV addendum

Today’s Open Meeting has nothing scheduled on DTV even though the transition is less than a month away – but there will be a...

Will mics and cameras enter upon Souter’s exit?

It will probably take more than a change in just one of the nine seats on the Supreme Court bench, but the upcoming departure of David Souter may be

SCOTUS: Whoever it is…

Groucho Marx famously sang “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It.” Change “whatever” to “whoever” and you could have a theme song for groups getting...

Genachowski back on ice

The Senate Commerce Committee has withdrawn its planned grilling of prospective FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski scheduled for next Tuesday. The Committee Communications Director Jamie...

FCC agenda remains on the light side

There have been no major revisions to the previously announced agenda for the FCC’s 5/13/09 Open Meeting. That means there is little of interest...

Civil rights groups question performance tax

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law want House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers...

Copps welcomes, others question diversity panel

FCC Acting Chairman knows to strike while the iron is hot, and sees that when it comes to prioritizing action on increasing media ownership...

Hill rags see political flavor in Rehr resignation

It was never any secret that David Rehr came to the NAB with a Republican resume, and with Republicans very much in the minority just three years after Rehr

Genachowski invited to Hill hot seat

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation changed the time of its 5/12/09 nominations hearing from 10AM to 11AM and yes, the hearing...

The gripes of wrath: H2 2008

The FCC released inquiry and complaint statistics for the first two quarters of 2008 simultaneously back at the beginning of the year, and now it’s dropped the last two quarters simultaneously to finish off