HARRY C. MARTIN

In addition to providing closed captions in digital, stations must still offer them in analog

Just before Thanksgiving, the FCC issued a comprehensive order authorizing unlicensed devices on TV frequencies.

A digital translator can bolster DTV coverage

A new FCC ownership reporting system goes into effect Nov. 1. The current plan is for all commercial licensees along with a variety of broadcast owners

Nondiscrimination provisions could be applied to all media advertising.

Stations that selected option two from the NAB's consumer education plan menu must continue to air at least one of the following per day until the transition

As part of its effort to clear all broadcast operations out of the 700MHz band on or before the Feb. 17, 2009, DTV transition, the FCC has imposed a freeze

Five subject areas have been identified by the FCC task force as most important to the development of a comprehensive spectrum management policy. They are discussed in this article.

The FCC has initiated a rulemaking proceeding to examine what measures it should take regarding television broadcasters who fail to meet their DTV construction deadlines.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has for a second time struck down the FCC's 2000 version of the EEO rules. In 1998, the Court found unconstitutional

In an ever-evolving effort to smooth the transition from analog to digital technology, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing to revise its

The Commission has clarified and modified the programming and technical aspects of its newly created Class A television service. Must-carry. The Commission

The FCC has three new Commissioners, who join incumbents Michael Powell and Gloria Tristani. They are: Kevin J. Martin, Kathleen Q. Abernathy and Michael

The FCC has issued an order that for the first time establishes rules for the mandatory carriage of digital television stations on cable TV systems. Must-carry

TV broadcasters still operating analog facilities on channels 52-69 after 2006 may become subject to heavy spectrum fees. By now all broadcasters are

In December, the Commission adopted new allocation and service rules for the spectrum now occupied by TV channels 52-59 (the lower 700 MHz band). In its

Under the FCC's rules, if a station's over-the-air signal does not have a good quality signal at a certain headend, the station is not entitled to carriage on that system.

The FCC has adopted a tower construction notification system, which is intended to help guide broadcasters through the ofttimes difficult process of determining

The Commission’s Spectrum Task Force has taken its first stab at rewriting the FCC’s spectrum policies.

The new rules again require broadcasters to disseminate notice of full-time job vacancies and to participate in a specified number of recruitment activities.

The Commission has initiated a top-to-bottom review of the broadcast ownership restrictions covering both the local and national ownership caps for all broadcast facilities.

The FCC has approved equipment standards that will allow digital television sets to connect directly to digital cable service wall outlets without the need for a set-top box (“plug-and-play” TV).