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• January 24, 2007

  FCC Names Child Obesity Task Force Participants

  

  The FCC has named the participants in its Task Force on "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," which holds its first meeting on FEBRUARY 14, but radio isn't evidently represented among the long list of media companies and … more »

• October 2, 2006

  FCC Open Meeting Panels: No Radio Reps

  Panelists for the FCC's public hearing on media ownership in LOS ANGELES and EL SEGUNDO, CA TUESDAY (10/3) have been announced, with no radio industry representatives on the list.  The Creative Community/Independent Programming panel includes R.E.M. … more »

• September 26, 2006

  FCC Joins In Childhood Obesity Task Force

  The FCC is joining Sen. SAM BROWNBACK (R-KS) and representatives from groups like the anti-indecency PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL, CHILDREN NOW, and DISNEY in forming a new task force to investigate media's complicity in childhood obesity. The new … more »

• September 5, 2006

  Bozell Steps Down At Parents Television Council

  Indecency critic L. BRENT BOZELL III is resigning as President of the PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL, the group responsible for most of the indecency complaints filed at the FCC over the past several years. BOZELL, who cited a desire to stop the … more »

• May 22, 2006

  FCC: Indecency Complaints Up In Q1, Most In February

  

  The FCC's first quarter 2006 report on consumer inquiries and complaints showed a jump in broadcasting complaints from fourth quarter's 44,287 to 141,868, although the increase reflected a huge number in FEBRUARY- 138.527- bookended by small numbers in … more »

• May 19, 2006

  Indecency Bill Passes In Senate Procedure

  The Senate passed Sen. SAM BROWNBACK's indecency bill late THURSDAY after Senate Majority Leader BILL FRIST's "fast-track" move to push the bill to a voice vote worked. FRIST's move brought the bill, previously stalled in the SENATE COMMERCE … more »

• May 12, 2006

  Senate Panel Could Hold Indecency Vote Next Week

  Next week could bring the long-awaited vote at the SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE on Sen. SAM BROWNBACK's indecency bill that would increase the ceiling for FCC indecency fines from $32,500 to $325,000.  Committee chair Sen. TED STEVENS (R-AK) has … more »

• February 16, 2006

  FCC: Indecency Complaints Jump In December

  The FCC's fourth quarter report on the inquiries and complaints processed by the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau shows a jump in indecency complaints from third quarter's 26,185 to 44,109, concentrated mostly in DECEMBER, when 42,190 … more »

• January 9, 2006

  Next Senate Decency Hearing: Mostly TV

  JANUARY 19's SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE hearing on broadcast decency is short on radio representatives, with NAB Joint Board Chairman BRUCE REESE of BONNEVILLE and CBS CORP. EVP MARTY FRANKS the only radio-related pnelists. Also scheduled to appear: … more »

• November 29, 2005

  Commerce Committee Hears Indecency Testimony Again

  

  At the Senate Commerce Committee's open forum on indecency, the early focus was on the widely anticipated announcement by FCC Chairman KEVIN MARTIN of a proceeding to consider ordering cable and satellite TV operators to offer channels on an a la carte … more »