Latest articles by HARRY C. MARTIN
In three separate actions the FCC has moved to standardize or expand reporting requirements relating to the public interest obligations of TV broadcasters.
After five years of study, the FCC has adopted rules requiring all television stations to accommodate the needs of the visually-impaired audience.Stations
The FCC has adopted procedures for the forced removal of TV broadcast auxiliaries from the 1990- to 2025MHz band, and it has taken back the new broadcast
Senator John McCain has introduced a bill that would bring back “tax certificates” for those who sell communications companies, including broadcast stations, to qualified small businesses.
This year the FCC will continue its push towards a full DTV transition. The most immediate concerns for TV broadcasters are as follows: Buildout and PSIP
Proponents of DTS claim that broadcasters can use it to overcome DTV signal delivery problems
In addition to providing closed captions in digital, stations must still offer them in analog
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.
The FCC revamped its rules and related forms for reporting the ownership of commercial broadcast stations. All commercial stations, including previously-exempt
Just before Thanksgiving, the FCC issued a comprehensive order authorizing unlicensed devices on TV frequencies.
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
Two small Western-state TV stations have notified the FCC that they plan on moving from Nevada and Wyoming to Delaware and New Jersey, where they would
While the final transition date has long been set at Feb. 17, 2009, some stations may want to terminate their analog operations before then. For stations
The Senate introduced new legislation to expedite the unlicensed use of TV white space
The FCC has announced a major overhaul of the quarterly issues and programs list requirement for TV station licensees. New form requirements Instead of
If Congress passes the MORA, the Fairness Doctrine could be reimposed.
