Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee, said the Feb. 17 DTV switch deadline may be postponed after receiving a letter from the Consumers Union urging a delay, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The potential delay…
The FCC Media Bureau will adjudicate program-access complaints, taking the authority from an administrative law judge, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The move leaves FCC chairman Kevin Martin in a position where he may make a decision on the complaints before…
A new FCC report outlining changes in TV coverage areas after the DTV switch finds that of all 1,749 full-power TV stations in the U.S., 89% of them will see a net gain in viewers, while the other 11% will…
The FCC has received 26 complaints over Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley’s use of the F-bomb on live TV and radio, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Utley said the controversial word during a World Series victory parade on Oct. 31…
Will the FCC be too busy worrying about the economy under Barack Obama’s administration to care about Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction? Probably not, MSNBC.com says, as the Parents Television Council is ready to file complaints about TV indecency regardless of…
Some lawmakers are expected to speak out against the FCC’s upcoming vote on the auction of radio spectrum airspace, Reuters reports. The proposed action, which includes free broadband as a requirement, is facing dissent from cell phone companies, such as…
The U.S. House approved the SAFER Act, the DTV “nightlight” bill, Wednesday night, and sent it to President Bush, who is expected to sign it, TVNewsday reports. The bill will allow broadcasters to keep analog signals on after the mandated…
Stations in Washington, D.C., and 29 other states are gearing up for the largest analog shutoff test yet on Dec. 17, Broadcasting & Cable reports. National Association of Broadcasters Senior Director of Media Relations Shermaze Ingram said more stations are…
Capitol Hill may consider a DTV “nightlight” bill as early as Wednesday, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed sources on the Hill. The Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness (SAFER) Act would allow broadcasters to continue delivering analog signals in…
President George W. Bush this week signed a law ensuring that the Federal Communications Commission look at more technological methods allowing parents greater control over programming their children watch, CNET reports. The so-called Child Safe Viewing Act gives the FCC…