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• July 31, 2009

  Baker Sworn In At FCC

  MEREDITH ATTWELL BAKER was sworn in as FCC Commissioner TODAY (7/31), with FCC Chairman JULIUS GENACHOWSKI saying, "I am delighted to welcome MEREDITH ATTWELL BAKER to the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. MEREDITH’s broad and deep experience … more »

• July 23, 2009

  House Panel Scraps FCC Oversight Hearing

  

  The HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE canceled the planned FCC oversight hearing TODAY at which Chairman JULIUS GENACHOWSKI and Commissioners MICHAEL COPPS and ROBERT MCDOWELL were scheduled to testify before the panel's communications … more »

• June 2, 2009

  McDowell Renominated To FCC

  

  The WHITE HOUSE has announced that, as expected, ROBERT MCDOWELL will be nominated for another term as one of the two Republicans on the FCC. MCDOWELL has served as a commissioner since MAY 2006, when he took over the unexpired term of former Chairman … more »

• May 18, 2009

  FCC Formally Launches PPM Inquiry

  

  The FCC has a format Notice Of Inquiry into ARBITRON's PPM. "In his Notice of Inquiry (NOI), we seek comment on issues relating to the commercial use of a radio audience measurement device, developed by ARBITRON, INC. known as the portable people … more »

• May 1, 2009

  Is The FCC Willing To Let The MRC Handle PPM Oversight?

  

  FCC Acting Chairman MICHAEL COPPS, MRC CEO GEORGE IVIE and ANTHONY TORRIERI and DAVID GUNZERATH, SVPs and Associate Directors of the MRC, met on APRIL 14th, according to papers filed with The FCC.  At this meeting, the MRC representatives provided … more »

• April 8, 2009

  FCC Pushes Forward With Diversity Data Gathering Changes

  

  At TODAY's FCC open meeting, the Commission approved a proposal to expand the number of stations required to file data about the ethnicity of their owners, which Acting Charman MICHAEL COPPS said commits the FCC to "getting independent and credible … more »

• April 6, 2009

  McDowell To Court: Speed Up Cross-Ownership Ruling

  

  FCC Commissioner ROBERT MCDOWELL is urging the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to move forward with a ruling on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership. In a letter to the court, MCDOWELL pointed out that the FCC's previous motion to delay the ruling, filed … more »

• January 28, 2009

  FCC's McDowell Request Agency Audit

  

  In a letter to acting FCC Chairman MICHAEL COPPS yesterday, Commissioner ROBERT MCDOWELL asked for "thorough operational, financial and ethics audit of the Commission and its related entities." He wrote the commission should accept comment from … more »

• January 22, 2009

  Michael Copps Named Acting FCC Chairman

  

  Democratic FCC Commissioner MICHAEL COPPS has been named Acting Chairman after the departure of KEVIN MARTIN, REUTERS reports. Copps, an outspoken critic of consolidation and broadcast indecency, has been with the FCC since 2001. Multiple sources have … more »

• December 31, 2008

  The FCC Bids Adieu To Deborah Tate

  

  Republican FCC Commissioner DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE took part in her last meeting via teleconference on TUESDAY. Tate was nominated by Pres. BUSH on NOV. 9th, 2005 and was confirmed by the Senate the following month. According to the NATIONAL JOURNAL, TATE … more »