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 Jan. 24, 2008, in MB Docket No. 04-233. The area that strikes my interest the … Continue reading Remote Station Operation →

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 Localism R&O, the FCC’s Media Bureau revised and released an updated version of “The Public … Continue reading FCC Activities on the Localism Front →

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 complete the conversion of the nation’s broadcast television system from analog to digital television (“DTV”). … Continue reading DTV transistion →

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 being made, the specifics of the proposals were unknown. The full text of the NPRM … Continue reading Localism Rulemaking →

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 355, detailing their programming in minute detail, breaking it down by specific program categories, and … Continue reading FCC Releases Rules for Enhanced TV Disclosure Requirements →

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 (Order) which requires television broadcasters to provide more information on the local programming they are … Continue reading Public File on website →

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 for all stations when it published new digital rules. The commission is revisiting the appropriateness … Continue reading FCC Looks at Changes to Rules Covering Unattended Operation →