Category Archives: FCC News

Some may wonder in my last post I mentioned a case where the transmitter needs to be off in 3 minutes.. Most interpret this as 3 hours for TV and 3 minutes for AM radio but as you can see … Continue reading →

To the Federal Communications commission, Hello my name is James Allen Wilson Jr. I am a broadcast engineer for both radio and television. I submit the following comments in response to the Localism Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”), released … Continue reading →

FCC Activities on the Localism Front Subsequent to release of its recent Report & Order and NPRM on Broadcast Localism, the Commission is taking steps to increase the availability of broadcast information to the public. First, as directed in the … Continue reading →

1. Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals and may no longer transmit analog signals.1 With this Report and Order in our third periodic review, we resolve issues necessary to … Continue reading →

FCC Releases Specifics of Localism Rulemaking – Proposing Lots of New Rules For Broadcasters At its December meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Localism. At that meeting, while the Commissioners discussed the generalities of the proposals … Continue reading →

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/archives/public-interest-obligationslocalism-fcc-releases-rules-for-enhanced-tv-disclosure-requirements.html The FCC has released the full text of its Order adopting enhanced disclosure requirements for broadcast television stations – requiring that they post their public files on their websites and that they quarterly file a new form, FCC Form … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: November 27, 2007 Mary Diamond (202) 418-2388 FCC Requires Television Broadcasters to Provide More Local Programming Information to the Public Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Report and Order … Continue reading →

FCC Looks at Changes to Rules Covering Unattended Operation by Leslie Stimson, 7.04.2007 Leslie Stimson is the News Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for Radio World. Surprising many observers, the FCC used the IBOC proceeding to review some basic regulations … Continue reading →