Baby low powers cross a barrier
Even while existing low power and Class A television stations are pondering their ability to survive the DTV transition, a whole new crop is...
Rockefeller tees up FCC
Mark April 22 on your calendar – that’s the day the Senate Commerce Committee under Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) will kick off a hearing very...
E&C keeps eye on DTV
Henry Waxman (D-CA) and his House Energy and Commerce Committee are polling numerous consumer electronics manufacturers and retail outlets to find out whether or...
Double trouble for LPTV
Noncommercial WRWS-LP has been hit with two fines for two violations of FCC regulations, but was able at least to get them reduced almost...
Free Press descends on Washington
One of the busiest and most visible media activist organizations, Free Press, will be holding a full day event in Washington DC next month....
Pennsylvania senate race heating up early
It’s a truism that when it comes to federal elected office, the campaign is never over. Once elected, it’s time to get started on...
Boston car contest blows a tire
Well, not exactly, but the upshot of the deal is that the on-air promotions for a contest run in Boston on Greater Media AC...
NAB goes green
Thanks to a collaboration between the NAB and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is a new booklet on its way to radio and television...
Congress takes a break
Many outlets have reported that Congress will be in recess for the next two weeks. However, if you check the respective schedules, you will...
FCC moves the goal line again
Someday somebody is going to put out a movie about the media ownership process, and if they choose to start it in 2002, it’ll be called “From Powell to Eternity.” Today’s act: cross-ownership
FCC broadens its open scope
The last two FCC open meetings have understandably focused exclusively on the DTV transition, falling just before and about three weeks after the mini-transition...
Orgs press Senate on shield
Now that the House has passed a reporters shield, journalism advocates, including the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Club and the ACLU,...
Stevens conviction to be voided
Ted Stevens (R-AK) lost his Senate seat in the last election, but he won’t be going to prison. The US Department of Justice admits...
Senators counter performance royalty bill
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have taken the Local Radio Freedom Act, which has been gaining steady momentum in the House, and...
Strickling picked to fill key NTIA spot
Barack Obama’s nominee for Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce is Lawrence E. Strickling. His most recent occupation was as a...