These are the media news headlines as read on the Jan. 6, 2006 edition of the mediageek radioshow: FCC Commissioners Sworn In On Jan. 3 Michael Copps and Deborah Taylor Tate were sworn in as FCC Comissioners. This will be a second term for Copps, a Democrat who has been on the FCC since 2001, […]
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News Headlines from the 11-25-05 Radioshow: Warner Pays for Payola; Abernathy Leaving FCC One Commissioner Short; UK Pirate Sweep
These are the news headlines as read on the Nov. 25 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Warner Pays for Payola; Abernathy Leaving FCC One Commissioner Short; UK Pirate Sweep Warner Pays for Payola Warner Music Group is the next major recording label to settle payola charges with New York State attorney general, Elliot Spitzer. According […]
News Headlines from the Oct. 7 Radioshow
These are the news headlines as read on the Oct. 7 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Clear Channel CEO Says Less Regs for Us, More Regs for the Competition; Resurrection of the Broadcast Flag; FCC Chair Wants to Process Indecency Fines in Bulk; CBC Lockout Almost Over.
News Headlines from the Sept. 23 Radioshow
These are the news headlines as read on the Sept. 23 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Community Media Activists Speak Out Against Legislation; Roundup Bringing Western LPFMs Together; CT Cops Run Racist Pirate Radio Station; CPB Says It Doesn’t Have To Be Open; Radio Station for Katrina Evacuees Shuts Down.
Headline News from Aug. 19 Radioshow
These are some of the news headlines as read on the Aug. 19, 2005 edition of the radioshow: Media Ownership Back on FCC Table in 30-60 Days; Two Big Telecomm Mergers on the Horizon; SBC Spends Big in Texas; CBC Labor Lockout; Indecency Complaints Down; Muni Broadband a Hot Topic with State Legislators.