Obama picked a Locke
And now it’s up to the Senate Commerce Committee to confirm. We refer to the nomination of Gary Locke to be Secretary of Commerce...
Station fails to get credit for partial info
The issues/program portion of the public file has come into the path of the FCC’s fine machine, and the result is a $7K assessment...
Senate Committee revives specialist panel
Awhile back, broadcasting issues on Capitol Hill were so white hot that the Senate Commerce Committee decided to forego a special subcommittee to handle...
Republicans urge newbies to cash up
House leadership on the Republican side of the aisle doesn’t want to throw away any money into lost causes in 2010 – so it...
Pamal agrees to decree on sponsorship ID
The FCC and Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. have come to terms on a consent decree that will get the radio group off the hook for...
Recording companies turn to a Pumpkin
The star witness at today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing will be Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. He’s expected to be the lone practicing professional...
FCC blocks interference plan
Noncommercial Spirit Radio of North Florida tried to upgrade its WWLC-FM Cross City FL, only to be denied by the FCC. That’s because a...
Conyers ready to tee up issues
H.R. 848, otherwise known as the Performance Rights Act, will get the attention of the full House Judiciary Committee under John Conyers (D-MI) next...
Intramural intrigue on Republican side of Senate
Two Republican senators may be endangered by attacks from within their own party. One is in the year-in year-out battleground state of Pennsylvania where...
Doubling down on a file fine
KSJB-AM and KSJZ-FM Jamestown ND, owned by Chesterman Communications, both had program/issues lists missing from their public files for a lengthy period of time,...
More changes in store on FCC 8th Floor
Indications are that the addition of a new chairman isn’t the only change coming at the FCC commissioner level. One current Democrat may be...
Rave reviews for FCC blocking study
President Bush signed the Child Safe Viewing Act into law last December, and two key members of the Senate Commerce Committee are applauding the FCC’s resolve to get down to work
Station not only survives, it gets big discount
Boston area station WDIS-AM Norfolk MA, licensed to Discussion Radio Inc., was not only looking at a $16.5K fine, it was facing an existential...
It’s official: Genachowski to FCC
President Barack Obama: "I can think of no one better than Julius Genachowski to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He will...
FCC launches inquiry into advanced blocking tech
The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, adopted in December 2008, is not before the public. It instructs the FCC to issue a notice of inquiry to determine