NABOB hotel registration extended
But today is the last day. The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Fall Conference runs from 9/24/08 through 9/26/08 at the Park Hyatt...
Hill broadcast agenda limited
It’s been a slow year for broadcasters in general on Capitol Hill, with the notable exception of the DTV transition. Sure, there have been...
FCC breaking out the broom and dustpan
In addition to two items of major interest to AM broadcasters – modernizing directional performance verification and codifying the use of FM translators for...
EPA gets into the act
The Environmental Protection Agency used the DTV pretest in Wilmington NC to get the word out to citizens about keeping the transition as green...
McCain keeps the streak alive
During his years in the Senate Commerce Committee, John McCain (R-AZ) has not been shy when it comes to addressing issues of importance to...
Coming to an FCC Open Meeting near you
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin gathered reporters for his latest preview of an upcoming FCC meeting, in keeping with his policy of going the extra mile to run the Commission in an open
FCC road rules for small CATV carriage released
The FCC recently adopted rules limiting the obligations placed on smaller cable systems when it comes to digital television must-carry. The rules are to...
FCC confirms phishing danger
Apparently unscrupulous virtual predators are lying in wait for FCC licensees attempting to file their FY 2008 regulotory fees. We can’t state any more...
If at first and at second you don’t succeed…
Watchdog group Chicago Media Action has tried and failed to separate nine Chicago television stations from their licenses, and its appeal of its failure...
Republican platform echoes the sounds of silence
This is not to suggest that the 2008 Republican Platform has nothing to say, it just doesn’t have much to say about broadcast issues....
FCC weighs in on net. affiliation practices
The National Affilated Stations Alliance and the four major networks – ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC – reached agreement on the rules of the road for affiliation contracts back in 2005. The issues revolved
For whom the CP tolls
Koors Communications has lost its appeal of its failure to receive an extension on the CP for WQTH-AM Claremont NH. Koors particularly objects to...
Stevens may face final vote in Senate
Ted Stevens (R-AK) won 63% of the vote in last week’s Alaska primary, earning the right to run for a 7th full term in the US Senate
K-TUU, Brute? Broadcaster on the ticket
Let us be the first, and likely the only media outlet to get a Shakespeare pun out of this. With that out of the...
Broadcast issues off topic as usual
Another presidential acceptance speech has come and gone, and as per usual, there was not a single solitary mention of a single solitary broadcasting...