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3 days ago
Geoffrey Starks to resign from the FCC - FCC101: About the FCC Commissioners - FCC to investigate companies alleged to be aligned with the CCP - Michi at NAB - GRC 2025 dates announced - FCC to make it easier for telcos to retire copper lines - Dingers: W288DU - March Open Meeting this coming Thursday
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
FCC opens proceeding to reduce regulations - about regulations on REC Substack - Carr sends letter to YouTubeTV regarding faith discrimination - Carr creates FCC Council on National Security - Major system outage affected some FCC systems - Leases will not be extended at 2 FCC sites - MB denies reconsideration in Smile-FM '2 for 1' attempt - Comment dates on CALM Act NPRM - Comment dates on Auction 113 (AWS3) - Remembering Bob Rivers
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Demonstration at NPR HQ - Defund NPR Act introduced - Dems to introduce Broadcast Freedom Act - WH changes to BEAD Program - Acronym soup - Another judge blocks WH funding EO - Some NPR stations have received FCC inquiry - GRC 2025 host announced - March FCC Open Meeting agenda - Michi at NAB - House GOP introduces CR to keep government open - DOJ announces indictments in grandparent scam
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Reductions in Force at the US Government - NGWS grant recipients told to stop work - NAB calls for ATSC-3 transition dates - Carr inquires iHeart about payola - Starks blasts Carr letter to Verizon on DEI - FCC Open Meeting actions - OET considering Part 15 waiver requests - FCC fines two Florida pirates - FCCxtra: Brendy climbs a tower!
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Trump Executive Order on Independent Government Agencies. - Additional Rip and Replace funding coming soon. - LPTV station dinged for unauthorized operation. - FCC Open Meeting this Thursday.
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
FCC investigates Comcast over their DEI initiatives.
Disney also dials back on DEI programs.
The REC Networks Digital Equity Policy Objective
Radio licensee entered into $8K consent decree for failing to report an involuntary transfer.
New DOGE website gives some quick stats of FCC employees and regulations.
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Carr takes CBS complaint to public comment.
Carr: FCC to investigate Audacy over immigration enforcement.
FCC101: News Distortion.
AM Radio In Every Vehicle Act moves head in Senate with loophole.
DIngers: Telnyx dinged $4.5M for carrying calls impersonating the FCC.
Dingers: $25K consent decree for KMTP-TV over OPIF & late renewal.
FCC warns stations about payola.
February Open Meeting tentative agenda.
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Brendan Carr sends letter to NPR & PBS about underwriting.
FCC101: Noncommercial Educational (NCE) underwriting acknowledgements.
Grassroots Radio Conference looking for a 2025 host station.
Carr kills rulemaking to eliminate bulk billing in MDUs.
Bonnet off: MDU bulk billing arrangements take away competition
Carr kills rulemaking requiring more environmental reviews for tower builds.
NCE-TV allotment filing window update
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Jessica Rosenworcel departs the FCC.
Carr eliminates DEI from the FCC.
Carr announces leadership changes.
FCC reinstates complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS.
FCC101: The Equal Opportunity Rule.
President Trump nominates Olivia Trusty for Commissioner.
Other executive orders that impact the FCC.
MB Docket 24-626 likely on hold.
Bonnet off: personal remarks from Michelle Bradley about the past 10 months that the podcast has been on hiatus.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
House passes ByteDance/Tiktok bill - Spectrum Pipeline Act introduced in the Senate - Advocates, Noncommercial Broadcasters and Sinclair respond to Rosenworcel's proposed 'express lane' for local program broadcasters - Comment dates on multi-lingual EAS - TV station gets NAL cancelled because of OPIF boo boo.