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Don Imus

April 11, 2007 04:18

In a civilized society, there is an ever-changing social compact regarding words or points of view which, for the lack of a better term, are socially incorrect.I have great problems with our government trying to legislate which words or points of view are socially incorrect. Thank goodness for our...

IBOC HD Radio Decision Finally Adopted by FCC

March 23, 2007 12:53

The FCC today adopted a decision on digital radio that does the following:(1) HD operation will now be allowed without prior authority, even for dual antenna operations. Thus, no further need to apply for STAs for dual antenna operations.(2) Nighttime AM HD operations are now authorized.(3) HD...

2007 Broadcast Station Local Public File Checklists

March 17, 2007 21:07

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau and its Regional and Field Offices has shown no let-up in enforcing the Commission's local public file rules. In an effort to assist stations in compliance with the local public file rule, we have created one page local public file...

NTIA Creates New $1.5 Billion Consumer Equipment Market

March 15, 2007 14:10

The National Telecommunication and Information Administration of the US Department of Commerce (NTIA) on March 13 created a new $1.5 billion dollar market for consumer settop equipment designed to convert digital television signals to analog signals. Pursuant to the Digital Television Transition...

AMs on FM Translators

March 01, 2007 17:30

While the FCC is considering a petition for rulemaking filed last summer by the NAB to allow AM stations to be carried on FM translators, the FCC has gone ahead and granted two AM stations special temporary authority to proceed now with rebroadcasting their stations on FM translators. The stations...

January 19, 2007 is Effective Date for FCC's City of License Change By Application Rules

December 22, 2006 10:11

The FCC's new radio station city of license change rules, informally known as "Allocations Streamlining," will be effective on January 19, 2007 as a result of being published in the Federal Register. On that same date, the Commission is lifting its freeze on the filing of new petitions for...

March FM Auction Filing Dates Announced

November 08, 2006 21:18

The FCC, in a document titled Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled For March 7, 2007; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures For Auction No. 70, announced a filing window for the filing of FM Auction Short Form Applications...

TV Indecency Revisited

November 08, 2006 14:55

On a voluntary remand from the 2nd Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, the FCC on November 6, 2006 gave a second look to its earlier determination that four television programs, "The 2002 Billboard Music Awards," "The 2003 Billboard Music Awards," "NYPD Blue," and "The Early Show", contained...

AM/FM Allocations Streamlining Adopted by FCC

November 03, 2006 15:37

The FCC at its meeting this morning (11/2/2006) adopted the "Allocations Streamlining" item which allows for AM and FM stations to change city of license through the filing of a minor change application. Previously, to change a city of license, an FM station had to use rule making procedures, and...

March FCC Auction - 124 New FM Stations Up for Grabs

September 25, 2006 20:18

On the heels of the FCC's announced January, 2007 FM auction in which only 9 FM stations are to be auction (most being auctioned for the second time around), the FCC has announced an auction of 124 FM construction permits to commence on March 7, 2007. At this point, the Commission has released a...