Much attention has been paid to KSFY (Sioux Falls, S.D.) anchor Nancy Naeve’s recent on-air rebuke of viewers who complained about the station breaking into …
Broadcast Radio: Owning its Place in the Tech World
Guest Blogger Paul Brenner is senior vice president and chief technology officer of Emmis Communications Corp. Brenner works both within the broadcast industry and with …
I Suppose It’s Worth A Try (When You Are On a Roll…)
There is overstating and then there is overstating. Last week, NAB proposed to the FCC commissioners some changes to the 600 MHz band plan included …
The Missing Piece of Chairman Wheeler’s Broadcast Vision
At the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on Monday, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith publicly called for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to …
Today’s Therapy: Trust and Sharing
Today television stations KLCS and KJLA released a comprehensive report on their channel sharing pilot in Los Angeles. For broadcasters, the results are not a …
Looking to the Law
As a General Counsel – now at NAB and formerly of the FCC – I tend to believe that adhering to the law is a …
What to Expect When You Are Expecting
For those interested in the voluntary broadcast spectrum incentive auction, this should be an interesting week at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At the FCC’s …
Spectrum Sophistry
Thank you, Jeffrey Eisenach. Thank you for driving a stake deep in the heart of one of the Beltway’s biggest whoppers – namely, that broadcasters …
Spectrum Reflections: It’s Time for A Moment of Reflection, CCA
CCA, please tell us you are kidding. In December, the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), a trade association that represents most wireless carriers with the exception …
Spectrum Reflections: The Impending Sprint-Mo and the Auction Oh-No
I have to imagine that AT&T and Verizon Wireless (and their troops in Washington, in particular) are taking some pleasure in the recent stories suggesting …