Failure to complete construction or to find, and correct, discrepancies in FCC databases could result in less protection than expected. Here’s a heads up reminder to all full-power and Class A TV licensees who expect to be eligible both for the i...
Action on AM rescue items may come soon, but things aren’t looking good for an AM-only FM translator window. About 18 months ago, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (AM Revitalization NPRM) that represented, in the words of th...
If you’re a broadcaster and you’re worried that you may have violated the on-air contest rule – or if the FCC has concluded that you did violate that rule – you may be in luck. As we all know, the hilariously-named Paperwork Red...
Last gasp appeal comes up big, possibly saving 689 24 GHz and 39 GHz licenses. If you took the long odds and bet against the FCC in FiberTower’s last gasp effort to keep its 689 licenses alive, lucky you! The D.C. Circuit appears to have ...
Panel picks despite possibly premature petitions. The next time you find yourself at a roulette table in the Net Neutrality Casino, put all your chips on “D.C. Circuit”. It’s a good bet. As readers may recall, back in 2011, the D.C. ...
Apparently horrified by a three-second video clip inadvertently aired during newscast, FCC slams licensee with $325K fine It’s been a while since we checked in on the FCC’s indecency policy. When last we did, the constitutionality of that p...
After nearly a decade, the FAA advises that it is no longer pursuing a proposal that would have inserted it deeply into the regulation of FM stations. For years, the Federal Aviation Administration has toyed with the idea of regulating use of some port...
Prudent network management or Wi-Fi jamming? The question has been taken off the table … for now. Last year we reported on a couple of interactions between the FCC and the well-known hotelier, the Marriott Corporation. The news started inauspici...
If Uncle Sam is paying for the time, Uncle Sam is the sponsor. Long-time reader, broadcaster, Friend of the Blog, client (and, yes, attorney) Tom Taggart has suggested that a reminder about sponsorship identification might be useful in light of a...