FCC Today with Michi Bradley

Sinclair Broadcasting is in hot water over "Hot Wheels".   CAP Polling ex parte update.  

Revised filing fees for WTB applicants, including the new Amateur Radio filing fee starts in April.  FCC lowers the boom on three more robocall carriers.  Auction 109 applicant dinged $1K.  FCC announces more NCE tentative selectees.

We're back!  It's spring, and the revocation hearings are in full bloom.  More EZ coming for REC EZ Forms. 

FCC fixes radio rules. $45M megadinger for robocaller.  Rogue TV antenna causes ruckus in a NY town. FCC clamps down on captive contracts in apartments. Auction 112 for TV this summer. 

Mazda owners in Seattle are locked on KUOW... literally!  25 educational FM allotments in the commercial band have been re-reserved to go up for auction.  Hearing being set for KPCQ-AM for long periods of silence.  Dingers for an Auction 109 applicant in Hugo, CO, W264DV and WMOX-AM.  Some NCE MX applicants are getting more time to settle.  How will the FCC handle new NCE broadcasters who did not...

DKQEK-LP takes the FCC back to court over MB 19-193. $7K dinger for WMOX-AM for operation after expiration.  Rosenworcel declares war on ringless voicemail. 

Rosenworcel drops the hammer on jammers.  Tower unlit for nearly 20 years ordered to finally come down.  NCE applicants are settling.  Rosenworcel announces staff changes including new Media Bureau Chief. 

Media Bureau moves one step closer to retiring CDBS, Land Mobile interests seek to modernize T-Band protection rules, Rosenworcel congratulates Alan Davidson on NTIA post, update on the Roger Wahl revocation proceeding. 

Nutrition Facts style labels for broadband services, recognition of tribal libraries in the E-Rate program, more recognition of write-in candidates in political programming rules, changes to TV white space devices to better protect wireless microphones and modifying equipment authorization rules to align with international standards.

FCC grants iHeart's renewal for WGCI(FM) Chicago amid charges of violent and obscene song lyrics. FCC releases updated broadcast station counts.  Reminiscing about the World Radio TV Handbook. 

The new year is here, snow in Riverton, the LPFM inventory is done and REC is returning to normal operations, national EAS test results are in and NCE applicants are making moves and killing conflicts.. all that in unscripted Michi fashion.

Telecoms dinged over $6M for 9-1-1 violations. NAB/SBAs join REC in opposing mandatory DIRS reporting. Audio denies UrbanOne's request for FM allotment that has already been reauctioned. Two translators dinged for untimely filings. 

FCC proposes changes to EAS to make them more visually appealing.  DIRS activated in 17 Kentucky counties. VOIP providers get some flexibility in how they block potential robocalls. WTB grants waiver to better implement Positive Train Control. 

The death of broadcast engineer Jeremy Ruck. New all-digital AM in New England.  Comment dates in NextGen multicast proceeding. 

Beasley dinged for false EAS tones on brokered show.  NPR & REC opposes mandatory reporting during disasters.  Roger Wahl revocation case moves forward.

FCC denies NAB Petition for Stay in the Foreign Government Programming Disclosure rule proceeding. 

Jessica Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to be confirmed by the Senate as Chair of the FCC. 

FCCxtra: FCC nominee Gigi Sohn answers senator's questions at the December 1, 2021 hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee.  

Opening statement of Gigi Sohn before the Senate Commerce Committee, December 1, 2021.  

Chinese Voice of Golden City denied review in the DC Circuit.  FCC may move ahead on the WQZS revocation. 

FCC announces mutually exclusive application groups in the NCE FM filing window.  NFL on Fox allegedly did a big EAS no-no!

FCC investigates fraud in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, T-Mobile to pay $19M for 911 outage, The impact to LPFM stations by the NCE Window.

TV Auction 112: Little towns, big bucks and hopefully, no whammys!  CA radio 'clean' renewals being granted today.

FCC gives go ahead for Text to 9-8-8, Enhanced Competition Incentive Program and Kineis Low-Earth Satellite market access.  Dingers for Auction 109 and TV public files.  

Rosenworcel's remarks before the Senate Commerce Committee.  Rough road ahead for Gigi Sohn.