Category Archives: The FCC

Let the tendering begin!

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The flood has arrived. 10 years ago, the FCC slammed the brakes after they opened up a process to allow religious satellite broadcasters to essentially apply for any unused FM frequency anywhere without limits. Needless to say, the NAB was … Continue reading →

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Talking with The Race

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Fred Stiening

FCC Supports National Council of La Raza at Annual Conference Rise As One Any questions?

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1,239 FM translators coming to an area near you

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Want to freeze out LPFM competition? Get an FM translator for your AM station, or maybe feed it from an HD2 signal Almost all of these applications from 2003 (put on hold when the FCC slammed on the brakes) are … Continue reading →

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Former FCC chairman would like FCC to ban the word “redskins”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reed-hundt-dan-snyder-should-change-the-redskins-name/2013/04/04/733c761c-9d5f-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html In a related announcement, the USDA announced that there will be a ban on the growing of red skin potatoes Or alternatively, the mascot of the Washington football team will become a baked potatoe

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The NAB is in Vegas to play the sluts

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Fred Stiening

It’s NAB convention time in Vegas where the Country’s broadcasters gather to shore up their government run monopoly over what Americans see and hear. Very often the FCC commissioners make an appearance. Since the two most knowledgable commissioners just resigned, … Continue reading →

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Ajit Pai to save AM radio

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Who? He’s the new FCC commissioner. He’s the son of immigrants from India. The 5 member board is required to have 2 members that are not of the President’s party – Ajit is a Republican. Ajit plans to lead the … Continue reading →

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Guest Opinion: It’s time for the FCC to reallocate bandwidth

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

John S. is a person who has worked in Radio, and asked me to post this and see what people think There are far too many AM stations in the USA, especially at night. I suggest that the FCC start … Continue reading →

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Google Vs the FCC

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75659.html This is gonna get ugly. The FCC decided to “Fine” Google for not answering its questions about their WiFi “snooping” while taking pictures of our houses. Google refused to answer the FCC’s questions.   The FCC has no legal authority … Continue reading →

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FCC beats dead horse

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The FCC decides to take legal action against an old non-viable AM radio station in the Pocono Mountains – what is the reason? Continue reading →

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Let’s play “Find the Antenna”

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Fred Stiening

I may be the only person who enjoys my little game, but I am enjoying it. — begin boring details — First, you need to know that the FCC uses location data that is about 90 years old based on … Continue reading →

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