This Garden State Pirate Just Got Punished
A proposed $25k fine is given to a blatant buccaroo
Commerce Committee passes through Dorgan/Lott bill
Time is winding down for Congress in 2007, but Dan Inouye (D-HI) has promised to try to get the Byron Dorgan (D-ND)/Trent Lott (R-MS)...
Pai’s Newest Crusade: Curbing Robocalls
The scourge of robocalls is a plague that has America suffering miserably. Luckily, the nation has a champion committed to putting an end to those unwanted calls. Wearing the super-hero cape as the anti-Spam Call Crusader? FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Bucknell’s WVBU Fined
WVBU(FM), the FCC and Bucknell University have reached an agreement.
Noncom documentarian Burns heads for the Hill
Ken Burns has mastered the trick, from time to time, anyway, of keeping millions coming back to public television for days on end to...
And Now, Your Upcoming FCC Broadcast Deadlines
Some significant deadlines are Thursday, Oct. 1 -- so you better read this to make sure you're not going to be staying up all night to resolve any potential issues! One item involves radio license renewal applications, and the other is tied to must-carry/retrans consent elections. Our friends at Fletcher Heald & Hildreth prepared a great checklist we're pleased to share.
Parting Words From Pai: ‘Here’s Hoping for One Final Win!’
On Tuesday, the soon-to-depart Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, addressed the Media Institute in a virtual luncheon that saw him quip about a Commission predecessor before offering "some thoughts on where the federal government should go" once he departs on January 20, 2021.
Shield prospects looking good
Both houses of Congress have been doing just about everything but passing a federal shield law that would guarantee the right of reporters to...
What Does A Felony Conviction Mean For a License Renewal?
This week, the FCC designated for hearing the license renewal applications for a number of Alabama radio stations. Why? Who better than noted Wilkinson Barker Knauer attorney David Oxenford to explain the situation.
Take Three: The Latest Broadcast Station Ownership Report
Totaling 74 pages, the "Third Report on Ownership of Commercial Broadcast Stations" — based on FCC Form 323 Ownership Data as of Oct. 1, 2015 — has been released by the Commission's Media Bureau. FCC Form 323 is designed to obtain comprehensive data on racial and ethnic minority and female broadcast ownership—statistically valid broadcast ownership data that can be compiled and aggregated and used as a source for further analysis. What did the FCC find?
FCC gets an eyeful on Open Internet
Apparently, if there’s one topic people using the internet are prepared to discuss with the federal government, it’s the internet
FCC 8th Floor to full strength today
Republican Commissioner pick Meredith Attwell Baker was officially sworn into office Friday afternoon by new chair Julius Genachowski, and the newest Democrat, Mignon Clyburn,...
FTC to alert media on stimulus scams
Hard times often make it easier for scam artists to prey on those down on their luck, and we’re undergoing a period of hard...
Mixed Reactions Abound On FCC’s Two Big December Votes
The likely removal of the FCC's Title II classification of broadband and a vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on the FCC’s national TV ownership cap, including the UHF discount, are two big highlights of what is in store at the Commission's Dec. 14 Open Meeting. Reaction was swift -- and most of it vicious in its opposition to the proposals drafted by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. One Commissioner even assailed Pai for revealing the details in a pre-holiday "news dump."
Monday is Columbus Day
Monday, October 11th is Columbus Day, a federal holiday. That means that the Federal Communications Commission and other government offices will be closed. However,...