Tag: Reserved channels
Satradio merger okayed without pubradio provisions
The compromise package of fines and consumer protections imposed by the FCC in exchange for approving the merger of the Sirius and ...In fights for noncommercial channels, FCC gives an edge to the locals
Until recently, it seemed that Simon Frech’s squabble with two religious broadcasters over an FM frequency would never end. In 1995, the ...Bills to protect religious broadcasters on reserved channels, 2000
In 2000, members of Congress introduced four bills to head off FCC restrictions on religious broadcasters using reserved TV channels. The issue ...WQEX deal wins at FCC, loses in the end
Seventeen million dollars slipped through WQED’s fingers last week when a partner in its long-delayed deal to sell sister channel WQEX abruptly ...FCC order accepts transfer of WQED’s second station, 1999
On Dec. 15, 1999, the FCC approved a swap/sale deal that would have enabled Pittsburgh public TV station WQED to sell its ...FCC Notice on DBS Public Interest Obligations, November 1998
Before the FCC 98-307 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Implementation of Section 25 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection ...Set-aside of DBS capacity for noncommercial use upheld by appeals court
A federal appeals court has upheld the little-noticed 1992 law setting aside 4–7 percent of direct broadcast satellite capacity for “noncommercial programming ...Noncommercial DBS set-aside upheld in Time Warner v. FCC decision, 1996
This 1996 Circuit Court opinion upholds a provision of the 1992 Cable Act that mandates noncommercial educational or informational programming on 4-7 ...Noncomm DBS set-aside upheld in Time Warner v. FCC decision, 1996
This 1996 federal Circuit Court opinion upholds a provision of the 1992 Cable Act that mandates noncommercial educational or informational programming on ...Reservation of noncomm DBS channels upheld, 1996
This 1996 Circuit Court opinion upholds a provision of the 1992 Cable Act that mandates noncommercial educational or informational programming on 4-7 ...
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