John Eggerton
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Tech, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Latest articles by John Eggerton
Pai Sets July Vote for C Band Item
By John Eggerton published
Says he wants to make more "intensive" use of midband spectrum
FCC to Launch 5G Spectrum Auctions
By John Eggerton published
The FCC has voted to launch its first 5G spectrum auctions targeting 6,000 licenses in the 28-GHZ and 24-GHz bands
NAB Asks FCC to Better Vet White Spaces Administrator
By John Eggerton published
Association says database should not be made available until problems are fixed.
Pai Won't Make Trip to CES
By John Eggerton published
FCC Chairman cites government shutdown.
ACA: DOJ Needs to Keep Leash on Comcast-NBCU
By John Eggerton published
Company counters that association is just looking for commercial leverage.
FCC Votes to Eliminate Physical Broadcast License Posting
By John Eggerton published
Latest in regulatory weed whacking.
Third Circuit Won't Block FCC Broadcast Dereg
By John Eggerton published
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a petition from Prometheus Radio Project that it effectively stay the FCC's November vote to deregulate local broadcast ownership.
ATSC 3.0 Rollout Can Begin Next Month
By John Eggerton published
Broadcasters will soon get the green flag on their race to an interactive, geo-targeted, video-on-demand future.
NAB-CTA Team on ATSC 3.0 Test Lab
By John Eggerton published
Sinclair isn't the only one looking to leverage Tribune spectrum to boost next gen TV.
Comment Deadline Set on Paperwork Requirements For ATSC 3.0 Moves
By John Eggerton published
The FCC has set May 7 as the deadline for comment on the information-collection requirements of its ATSC 3.0 rollout framework.
Noncoms Seek More Money, Flexibility From FCC
By John Eggerton published
Say it is untenable to make stations 'float' 38 percent of repack expenses
ATSC 3.0 Marches On
By John Eggerton published
Monday marks effective date of new standard's rollout
Sinclair Is Divesting WGN, WPIX, But...
By John Eggerton published
Deal includes potential services agreement with buyer of both
State AGs Say FCC Can't Raise Ownership Cap
By John Eggerton published
Also ask it to scrap UHF discount
NAB Battles Microsoft's White Spaces Play
By John Eggerton published
Microsoft is pushing the FCC to reserve a "white space" channel in every market in the repack of TV stations following the incentive auction, and broadcasters aren't happy.
FCC's Pai Taps Rosemary Harold to Head Enforcement Bureau
By John Eggerton published
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has tapped Rosemary Harold to head the FCC's Enforcement Bureau as chief.
FCC Will Open April Window For Auction-Displaced LPTVs
By John Eggerton published
Reps. Pallone, Doyle Call for FCC Oversight Hearing
By John Eggerton published
Democratic leaders on the principal FCC oversight committee want the Republican chair to schedule an FCC oversight hearing ASAP, saying the commission has been willfully evasive
FCC Waives Graphics-Related CVAA Rules for Broadcast, Cable
By John Eggerton published
The FCC has granted analog-only cable systems a permanent waiver from from the requirement to provide audio description of non-textual emergency info, like maps or radar sweeps.