The Senate last week approved the nomination of Kevin Martin to serve another five-year term as chairman of the FCC.

The Senate last night unanimously approved the nomination of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to serve another term at the FCC. Martin’s nomination to serve a second term was reported out of the Senate Commerce Committee in September. Martin said he was "deeply honored" by the reconfirmation. "I look forward to working wit

The Senate Commerce Science, Transportation Committee unanimously approved the nominations of two members to the board of directors for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting. David Pryor, the former three-term senator and governor of Arkansas, was approved for a term on the board that expires in 2008. Chris Boskin, a mag

The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing Tuesday, Sept. 12, on the renomination of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the nomination of John Kneuer for administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which regulates government spectrum. Kneuer currently oversees the NTIA as acti

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill that would direct the FCC to fine broadcasters that air a fleeting or single indecent utterance.

Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is all but officially the new head of the Senate Commerce Committee. The move was expected, as fellow Republican John McCain had to rotate off the committee in accordance with chairmanship term limits set by his party. The Senate Republican Conference elected Stevens, a member of the Com

The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would cut the breaks on Martin’s plan to allow newspapers to own certain broadcast properties in the top 20 markets.