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

FTC’s gripes of wrath

The Federal Trade Commission fielded over 1.2M consumer complaints in 2008, and the bad news is that broadcasters were among the top 20 topics...

Conyers tees up performance royalty

The full House Judiciary Committee under John Conyers (D-MI) is scheduled to hear arguments for and against H.R. 848, the "Performance Rights Act" next...

It’s still all DTV all the time at the FCC

At least that’ll be the case for the Open Meeting portion of FCC operations. Next Thursday 3/5/09, the three sitting commissioners will hear about...

File under busted

A pair of public file violations pending since the summer of 2005 have been dispatched by the FCC. KWSC-FM Wayne NE, licensed to Wayne...

Third try for Commerce: Is it a Locke?

After failing to make Commerce Secretary Bill Richardson and Judd Gregg stick, the Obama administration is hoping that the selection of former Washington State...

Leibowitz headed to FTC chair?

FTC Commissioner Jon Leibowitz may be moving to the big chair – he’s been at the agency since 2004. He would replace Republican William...

Woe is WOLY

Deleted Battle Creek MI station WOLY-AM will stay deleted after the FCC turned down requests from former licensee Christian Family Network Inc. to bring...

Supremes tell FCC to get in line

The FCC will actually be getting in line behind itself, apparently, in its attempt to overturn a lower court ruling which eliminated a fine...

Complainant calls foul in LMA decree

The $18K consent decree struck between D.B. Zwirn, Tama Broadcasting Inc. and the FCC over an LMA that allegedly went over the line has...

Legislators try again to head off Fairness

Platoons of Republican legislators in both houses of Congress are trying once again to get a vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act. In fact,...

Senate panel announces witnesses

The Wednesday morning Senate Judiciary hearing entitled "Ensuring Television Carriage in the Digital Age" will feature two broadcasters, one satellite operator and – surprisingly...