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... commented on Powell's impending resignation. "Thank God he's gone," Stern said. "This is a great day in broadcasting." Powell was appointed to the FCC by President Clinton in 1997 and was awarded the top post there by President Bush in 2001. While leading the FCC, Powell also backed ...
... deemed inappropriate. The settlement effectively closes investigations by the Federal Communication Commission into about 50 Viacom-owned radio and television stations dating back to 2001, FCC spokesman Richard Diamond told the Associated Press. The FCC had been investigating alleged penalties committed at 16 of Viacom's Infinity Broadcasting radio stations ...
... a television station in the same large market. The court also left in place a stay blocking the new rules from taking effect until the FCC completes its review. FCC Chairman Michael Powell, who championed the new regulations, criticized the court for trying to substitute its own judgment for that ...
... budgeting no funding for the FCC to implement the new regulation. The White House threatened to veto any legislation that contained language to undo the FCC rules. Yet, Stevens -- backed by a bipartisan Senate coalition -- refused to remove the FCC provision. In July, the House approved a spending bill that ...
... the FCC's new Local Radio Ownership Rule in two markets, and the FCC ordered HBC-Univision to sell the radio stations when the new FCC rules go into effect.Los Angeles-based Univision, headed by A. Jerrold Perenchio, first petitioned that the FCC approve its bid to purchase HBC ...
The congressional actions were a resounding rebuke of FCC Chairman Michael Powell. TERENCE SMITH: The newfound drive to overturn the FCC action sets up another potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened to veto the appropriations bill as well. The drive to reverse the FCC decision has made ...
... review of the FCC decision given that the Commission has applied inconsistent reasoning to benefit large media owners. We believe the court will find the FCC's actions incompatible with regulatory fact-finding and will reject the Commission's reasoning," Kimmelman said. Lawmakers are also preparing to challenge the FCC ...
... them. KATHLEEN ABERNATHY: It was based on fear, it was based on what if the FCC gets rid of all its rules, what if the FCC allows the top four stations in all the markets to merge, what if the FCC doesn't maintain a cap on affiliate ownership: What ...
... But it's a reality that we in the school system, we as teachers, have to deal with. STUDENTS PROTESTING: No FCAT! No FCAT! No FCAT! No FCAT!TOM BEARDEN: Civil rights leaders in South Florida complain that a disproportionate number of poor and minority children failed the FCAT, and ...
... changes in the competitive landscape, is a course that only Congress can legitimately chart. For these reasons, we have embraced a challenge unparalleled in the FCC's history. We collected a thorough record, analyzed our broadcast ownership rules from the ground up, and wrote rules that match the times. For ...
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