Tag: "legal"
Two NYC Area FM Pirates: $10,000 Fines
15 May 2010Two NYC area FM pirate radio stations: $10,000 NAL's (NY Radio Message Board)READ MORE
Court Cuts Music License Fees For Radio
15 May 2010A court has cut music license fees for radio (Radio World)READ MORE
Petition To Increase Daytime Power Of AM Stations
03 May 2010There is a petition to the FCC to allow AM stations to hikle power in the day (FCC Petition)READ MORE
CBS Doubles Les Moonves' Pay Package
22 April 2010Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS Corp., was awarded a total compensation package of $43.2 million in 2009, according to regulatory filings released Friday. The amount includes $3.5 million READ MORE
Gray Taking WTEN 10 Albany
22 April 2010he U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York yesterday officially approved a plan that will allow Young Broadcasting Inc. to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The reorganization READ MORE
Benjamin Hooks Was First Black FCC Commissioner
18 April 2010Benjamin Hooks was the first black FCC commissioner (Washington Post)READ MORE
FCC Awaits Economic Data From NBCU and Comcast
18 April 2010The FCC awaits ecponomic data from NBCU and Comcast (Washington Post)READ MORE
Mobile TV Will Preclude Spectrum Giveback
17 April 2010Mobile TV will preclude spectrum giveback by broadcasters (TV News Check)READ MORE
FCC Planning Notice Of Inquiry On Media Ownership
17 April 2010The FCC is planning a major notice of inquiry on media ownershiop rules. (Broadcasting & Cable)READ MORE
FCC Chairman Warning On Spectrum
14 April 2010FCC chairman's warning on spectrum (Los Angeles Times)READ MORE
Print Newspapers Will Last A Decade
06 April 2010Print newspapers will last a decade: Sun Times buyout leader (Bloomberg)READ MORE
MSNBC's David Shuster Suspended
06 April 2010MSNBC's David Shuster is suspended (New York Times)READ MORE
Crystal Cathedral = $2 Million In Lawsuits
01 April 2010Crystal Cathedral hit with $2 million in lawsuits (Associated Press)READ MORE
FCC Begins Rollout Of National Broadband Policies
01 April 2010The FCC begins its rollout of national broadband policies (Washington Post)READ MORE
Congress Passes Satellite TV Bill
01 April 2010Congress passes satellite TV bill (Broadcasting & Cable)READ MORE
CBS Affils Want NBCU-Comcast Protection
01 April 2010CBS affiliates want NBCU-Comcast protection (TV News Check)READ MORE
Stations Warned About Tax Hungry State Governments
01 April 2010Stations are warned about tax hungry state governments (Broadcasting & Cable)READ MORE
FCC Seeks Guidance On EAS Changes
01 April 2010The FCC seeks guidance on EAS changes (Broadcast Engineering)READ MORE
Don't Kill The Old Media To Rush The New Media
26 March 2010Don't kill the old media to rush the new media (TV News Check)READ MORE
FCC Warns 5 NYC Pirate FMs
25 March 2010The FCC warns 5 NYC area FM pirates. The FCC says it has sent "Notices Of Unlicensed Operation" to five unlicensed "pirate" radio operations in the NYC area. Including 91.3 in Queens Village, 105.5 and 107.9 in Brooklyn, 90.9 in Elmont, and 107.9 in READ MORE
Court Lifts Media Ownership Rules
25 March 2010A court at least temporarily lifts media ownership rules (Associated Press)READ MORE
Key Lawmaker Backs FCC Spectrum Plan
25 March 2010A key lawmaker backs the FCC spectrum plan (Reuters)READ MORE
Oprah Settles Defamation Suit
25 March 2010Oprah settles a defamation suit (Chicago Tribune)READ MORE
FCC Eyes Early Summer For Airwaves Auction
21 March 2010FCC eyes early summer for airwaves auction (Reuters)READ MORE
FCC Seeks Public Comment On TV-Cable Talks
21 March 2010The FCC seeks public comment on TV - cable talks (Associated Press)READ MORE
Radio Stations Find Common Enemy In Performance Tax
17 March 2010Radio stations find a common enemy in the performance tax (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)READ MORE
Google and Partners Seek TV Foothold
17 March 2010Google and partners seek TV foothold (New York Times)READ MORE
The Plan To Promote Internet Over TV
15 March 2010The plan to promote the Internet over TV (TV News Check)READ MORE
FCC Wants 120 mHz Back From TV Broadcasters
15 March 2010The FCC wants 120 mHz back from TV broadcasters. (TV News Check)READ MORE
Federal Court Uoholds Rules Opposed By Comcast, Cablevision
13 March 2010A federal court upholds rules opposed by Comcast and Cablevision (Associated Press)READ MORE
Bill To Assign Engineer To Each FCC Commissioner
12 March 2010Bill to assign staff engineer to each FCC commissioner (All Access)READ MORE
FCC Plan To Widen Internet Access Sets Off Battle
12 March 2010Vast FCC plan to widen Internet access sets off battle (New York Times) READ MORE
More Fee Disputes Coming
10 March 2010More TV station - cable fee disputes are coming (Associated Press)READ MORE
Jail Time In Letterman Extortion
10 March 2010Jail time in Letterman extortion (New York Times)
READ MORECable, Sat Companies Ask Feds To Stop TV Blackouts
10 March 2010Cable and satellite companies ask the federal government to stop TV blackouts. (Associated Press)READ MORE
Cable Companies Go To Congress
10 March 2010Cable TV companies go to Congress (Washington Post)READ MORE
New FM In Richfield Springs Near Utica
10 March 2010Syracuse's Mars Hill Network is getting a new signal in Richfield Springs, south of Utica. The new signal on 88.7 faced opposition from Schenectady's WRGB-TV (Channel 6), but the FCC dismissed WRGB's informal objection to the grant last week and issued a CP for 2.2 kW/226', READ MORE
10 Applicants For FM Near Buffalo
10 March 2010Near Buffalo, 10 applicants filed for 92.1 Class A: Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Williamsville's Helen M. Randall Memorial Baptist Church, Monument of Faith Fellowship Center (the church located in the historic WKBW studios/Churchill Tabernacle at 1420 Main Street!), READ MORE
11 Applicants For Rhinebeck FM
10 March 2010In Rhinebeck, near Kingston, 11 applicants piled on in hopes of winning the construction permit for a new class A signal on 102.5: Poughkeepsie's Marist College, Albany public broadcaster WMHT, PZK Hudson Foundation Radio, Texas-based Grace Public Radio, Birds of a Feather READ MORE
New Rules Sought On TV Retransmission
10 March 2010New rules are being sought on TV retransmission. (New York Times)READ MORE