Three days before Christmas, the FCC delivered a little present for broadcasters: a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing changes to its media ownership rules. Welcome to Phase II of the 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review process.… Continue Reading
Irony Alert! The Third Circuit recently took the FCC to task for failing to do more to promote minority and female broadcast ownership. The Court's decision has now led to the abrupt termination of a Commission policy intended to (wait for it) promote minority and female broadcast ownership.… Continue Reading
The Third Circuit has just given major elements of the FCC's 2008 cross-ownership and diversity decisions the big thumbs down, depositing them back at Square One.… Continue Reading
If you have a broadcast construction permit that's about to expire, listen up. The Media Bureau has provided some "guidance"on how to take advantage of a rule change that took effect last year, a change that could help you breathe the breath of life into that dying CP, if only for a little while.… Continue Reading
