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...
Fairness no fair in Obama’s eyes
White House staffer Ben LaBolt has told Foxnews.com that the President remains firmly against reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, just as he stated during...
When friends get too close
D.B.Zwirn was a financial backer of radio group Tama Broadcasting Inc., licensee of several stations in Florida and Georgia. A complainant charged that Zwirn...
Surprising fish to fry at Judiciaries
We took a peek into the websites of the two Congressional Judiciary Committees yesterday morning to see if anything was coming up regarding the...
JBU gets a reduction
This is a classic “big whoop” story that dates back to 2004, when KLRC-FM licensee John Brown University was hit with a $9K public...
Republicans get their subcom act together
We’re over a month into the lifespan of the 111th Congress, and the Republican leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has finally...
DC, Utah may shake up Capitol Hill
The House of Representatives may be ready to grow by two seats – one a new voting seat for the extremely Democratic District of...
Web contest will cost KOST
Clear Channel’s KOST-FM Los Angeles told the FCC that a contest it ran on the station’s website to give away tickets to “Les Miserables”...
Moves in the ComComms
Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee hava added a vice-chair, and over at the Senate Committee, a communications subcommittee has been reconstituted....
Ad nauseum in the noncom world
A pair of noncoms, one FM and one TV, have been hit with FCC fines for straying over the underwriting line into the realm...
FCC proceedings percolating under the radar
Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps told reporters that he’s trying to change the culture of the FCC, and to refocus its mission during his...
Pennsylvania pulling PPTN funding
Facing tough budget choices, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has opted to discontinue funding for the Pennsylvania Public Television Network. According to the Pittsburgh...
Copps to meet the press
Awhile back word got out that the official nomination of Julius Genachowski to be Chairman of the FCC was due any moment. Many, many...