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September 12, 2017
Senate Passes SANDy Act
The "SANDy Act" -- the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act, the bill that amends the present law to add radio and TV broadcasting and cable and satellite TV along with wireline and mobile telephone service to the list of essential … more »
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May 12, 2014
Letters From FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Respond To Congress, Senate
FCC Chairman TOM WHEELER has released the content of a series of letters he has sent to members of Congress and the Senate regarding various issues. Among the responses, WHEELER sent identical letters to 11 Congresspersons discussing media ownership … more »
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February 14, 2014
Seattle Sounders Ink Spanish-Language Radio Deal
SEATTLE SOUNDERS MLS soccer will air in Spanish on ESPN DEPORTES SEATTLE RADIO GROUP Spanish Sports simulcast KBRO-A/BREMERTON-KNTB-A/LAKEWOOD-KLDY-A/LACEY-K221FJ/TACOMA this season. The stations will air all regular season and playoff matches plus … more »
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January 13, 2010
Menendez Reiterates Call For PPM Probe
US Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) is using ARBITRON CEO MICHAEL SKARZYNSKI’s forced resignation -- from giving false testimony in CONGRESS -- as a new reason to conduct an investigation into the PPM. "This matter is deeply troubling," he … more »
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November 24, 2009
Dobbs Mulling Presidential Bid
In comments on BONNEVILLE News WTOP/WASHINGTON and on FRED THOMPSON's syndicated radio talk show, UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS host and former CNN personality LOU DOBBS said that he is considering a run for President in a third-party candidacy in … more »
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November 16, 2009
Senator Dobbs?
The NEW YORK POST is speculating that UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS host and former CNN personality LOU DOBBS "could be a viable candidate" for the U.S. Senate from NEW JERSEY in 2012. The POST's article in SATURDAY's editions interviewed … more »
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March 18, 2009
NJ Senator Responds Publicly To Arbitron
NJ Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) YESTERDAY (3/17) published a "public" letter to ARBITRON Pres./CEO MICHAEL SKARZYNSKI, asking ARBITRON to "provide a service that accurately and consistently measures listening preferences and habits of … more »
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March 12, 2009
Report: Arbitron Looking To Stave Off FCC Probe
New ARBITRON CEO MICHAEL P. SKARZYNSKI met with Interim FCC Chairman MICHAEL COPPS on MARCH 5th to assure him that the ratings firm will make a concerted effort to meet critics of the PPM, reports ARSTECHNICA.COM. The goal of ARBITRON'S outreach is … more »
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March 4, 2009
SRA, NABOB Unhappy With Arb 'Enhancements'
The SPANISH RADIO ASSOCIATION and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS expressed their disappointment and frustration with ARBITRON’s recent promises to upgrade its PPM sampling methodology (NET NEWS 3/2). The two organizations … more »
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December 10, 2008
Menendez, Salazar Want FCC Probe Of PPM
Senators ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) and KEN SALAZAR (D-CO) have issued a letter to FCC Chairman KEVIN MARTIN urging him to launch a formal inquiry into ARBITRON's Portable People Meter and the impact of the system on minority radio stations. "Noting … more »