The FCC on Wednesday acted to remove what the Carr Commission calls "a costly and unnecessary regulatory burden hanging over thousands of citizens and organizations" that create locally owned and locally watched video programming for public, educational, and governmental access (PEG) channels.
The licensee of four FM stations serving a rural portion of eastern Kentucky have entered into a Consent Decree with the Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division that absolves the radio broadcasting company of a series of rule violations ranging from tardy license renewals to failure to maintain its online public file.
It operates a trio of FM frequencies on the reserved noncommercial band serving small communities between Eureka and Santa Rosa as the NPR Member for this swath of Northern California. Soon, it will have an added boost to its coverage area designed to give those in picturesque Willits a clear signal for "KXY&Z."
The licensee of a pair of radio stations on the Delmarva Peninsula has filed a Petition to Deny a proposed transaction submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval. That deal would allow Draper Media to own and operate eight radio stations in the region between Wilmington, Del., and Salisbury-Ocean City, Md.
Data accuracy and validation firm Truthset has forged a "strategic integration" with Comcast-owned FreeWheel, the connected TV-focused ad tech platform. This, FreeWheel says, allows advertisers to activate its independently validated Data Rated Audiences (DRAs) across the platform's Connected TV advertising ecosystem.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has declined to move ahead with a fresh look at a District Court's decision that put the kibosh on a $136 million racial discrimination claim against the FCC for Standard General's inability to complete its proposed merger with TEGNA.
Adam Jacobson
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