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October 5, 2009
Over 21,000 Fans Attend Farm Aid 2009
The annual FARM AID benefit concert was held YESTERDAY (10/4) at the VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER in MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (near St. LOUIS), with board members WILLIE NELSON, NEIL YOUNG, JOHN MELLENCAMP and DAVE MATTHEWS headlining. According to the St. … more »
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April 21, 2009
Adelstein: FCC Not 'KGB-Like' Anymore, Will Probe PPM
In what may be his final appearance at the NAB as a member of the FCC, departing Commissioner JONATHAN ADELSTEIN predicted that the imminent Democratic-led Commission will not act like the KGB and that a PPM probe is in the offing. ADELSTEIN and … more »
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March 23, 2009
Adelstein Nominated For Rural Utilities Post, To Leave FCC
As expected, Commissioner JONATHAN ADELSTEIN will leave the FCC and has been nominated by the WHITE HOUSE to head the RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE for the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ADELSTEIN, who joined the FCC in 2002, has been serving overtime on the … more »
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March 12, 2009
Federal Budget Includes Spectrum Fee
The OBAMA Administration's proposed federal budget includes a provision for a spectrum license user fee. The fee, which has been the source of controversy, is proposed on Table S-6 of the budget, showing it as one of several new user fees to reduce … more »
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May 29, 2007
Former USDA Radio/TV Chief Layne R. Beaty Dead At 93
Condolences to family and friends of former UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Chief of Radio and TV LAYNE R. BEATY, who died MAY 11 of cutaneous lymphoma, complicated by congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in … more »