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October 22, 2007
NAB Files Comments On FCC Ownership Studies
The NAB filed its comments on the 10 research studies incorporated in the FCC's ownership rules review MONDAY (10/22), saying, "the Commission’s studies generally demonstrate the lack of harm, and, indeed, the benefits that would be gained, … more »
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July 13, 2007
Update: Webcasters Gain Partial Reprieve From Royalties
Late FRIDAY (7/13), SAVENETRADIO.org posted this announcement on its website: "Congress and SOUNDEXCHANGE have heard loud and clear the amazing outpouring of support for Internet radio from webcasters, listeners and the thousands of artists they … more »
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December 6, 2006
Broadcasters, Papers Urge FCC To Loosen Ownership Rules
A coalition of radio and TV broadcasters and newspapers sent a letter to FCC Chairman KEVIN MARTIN and his fellow Commissioners WEDNESDAY (12/6) urging loosening of media-ownership rules. A long list of companies, including the four major TV networks and … more »
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November 22, 2006
B&C Business Editor John Higgins Passes
Condolences to family and friends of BROADCASTING & CABLE MAGAZINE Business Editor JOHN M. HIGGINS, who died MONDAY night of a heart attack in NEW JERSEY at the age of 45. HIGGINS joined B&C in 1997 from sister MULTICHANNEL … more »
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October 23, 2006
NAB Asks FCC (Again) For Looser Ownership Rules
As the comments period comes to a close for the FCC's ownership rules review, the NAB gets its comments in, and they reiterate the organization's position that the rules should be loosened. "The commission must recognize the continuing … more »
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September 28, 2006
FCC Flooded Out
The FCC was partially closed WEDNESDAY afternoon due to plumbing problems that caused flooding at the Commission's WASHINGTON headquarters, reports MULTICHANNEL NEWS. An e-mail to FCC staffers asked them to leave the building, although some continued to … more »
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February 9, 2006
Rehr to FCC: Change Cross-Ownership Rules
New NAB Pres./CEO DAVID REHR has written a letter to FCC Chairman KEVIN MARTIN calling once again for changes in newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules, calling the current prohibition "anachronistic." REHR writes that "(t)he … more »