Coming soon to screens all across the country! YOUR October 2012 issues/programs list (if you're a full-power or Class A TV station). If you think that your lists could use some spiffing up before their online debut, read on.… Continue Reading
With Campaign 2012 heading for the finish line, here's a quick recap of some of the rules with which broadcasters should be familiar as last-minute political buys start to flood in.… Continue Reading
Public-file-uploading chores kick in for ALL TV licensees (including Class A's) no later than October 10, when the next quarterly issues/programs lists mush be placed in each station's file. With that deadline looming, we thought it might be useful to introduce everybody to some of the nitty-gritty details they'll need know before they try to upload their lists.… Continue Reading
In recent years the FCC could justly be accused of never having met a merger it didn't like. With its approval of Verizon's acquisition of large chunks of AWS spectrum, it has reinforced that "anything goes" posture.… Continue Reading
With FM Auction 94 now in the works, the Commission has frozen, effective as of September 11, 2012, a range of filings -- applications, rulemaking proposals, etc. -- that could affect any of the 117 channels slated for the auction block.… Continue Reading
If it's September, it's time to gear up for the next FM auction. The FCC has announced that, come next, 117 new FM construction permits will be up for grabs.… Continue Reading
Somewhat like the Queen of Hearts' "Sentence first, verdict afterwards," the FAA has already prepared its draft report, and now seeks public comment on it.… Continue Reading
The effective date for many, but not all, of the rules adopted last May governing Medical Body Area Network devices has been established.… Continue Reading
Without a provision for attorneys' fees, it seems to us, the whole idea of class actions might collapse. With such a provision, on the other hand, it is easy to foresee abuse.… Continue Reading
Looming on the Internet horizon - new top level domains, including ".RADIO". Who has applied to run that TLD, what do they envision for it, and who's going to get it?… Continue Reading
The FCC's latest magnum opus on wireless backhaul has been published in the Federal Register, which establishes effective dates for most of the newly-adopted rules as well as deadlines for comments on the FCC's proposals.… Continue Reading
You think putting your license in a limited liability entity will always protect you? Think again. The FCC is holding an LLC's owner personally accountable for a proposed $1.7 million fine because of his company's alleged misconduct. How's that for "limited liability"?… Continue Reading