"Insiders say that the understated Martin may be a less polarizing figure than Powell, although his deregulation agenda may be even more aggressive than that of the departing chairman. Some observers say that conservative Martin may also be more responsive to the religious right on indecency issues."
"Martin Ascends To FCC Chairman President George W. Bush announced he intends to pick Kevin J. Martin to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission."
"In a statement, Antebi's Beverly Hills lawyers - Richard L. Sherman and Craig J. Englander - said the case is 'about a private college considering its own philosophies and agenda more important than its students' rights to free speech and freedom of expression.' "
"The Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Broadcast Music Inc. have named Michigan State University's WDBM "IMPACT 89FM" college radio station of the year."
"For more stories from The Hollywood Reporter Click Here Students from UCLA and USC were among the top winners of the 26th annual College Television Awards, scheduled to be bestowed during a Sunday night ceremony at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel."
EDITOR: Note that the CBI student production awards call to entry will be mailed to stations in April, made available to those attending the CBI/CMA conference this week and posted on the CBI web site next week! The entry fee will be waived for CBI members!
"Iowa State's student radio station, KURE, is requesting $20,000 from the Government of the Student Body to replace a transmitter that was struck by lightning. GSB is scheduled to vote on the funding bill Wednesday. If passed, the bill would allocate about $20,000 to the KURE budget, about three-fourths of which would go to the new transmitter, Speaker of the Senate Henry Alliger said."
"Indianapolis knows Jack- or it's about to. Oldies WGLD (Gold 104.5) has flipped to the increasingly popular Jack format-that's-not-a-format programming philsophy. "
EDITOR: This format is growing. Why is it becoming popular with commercial stations, if most college stations don't make it work for a fair sized audience?
"The Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Broadcast Music Inc. have named Michigan State University�s WDBM �IMPACT 89FM� college radio station of the year."
On March 7, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began mailing the first of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2005 to randomly selected broadcast stations and multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs). In accordance with the provisions of 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.2080(f)(4) and 76.77(d) of the Commission’s EEO rules, the FCC is auditing the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees and MVPDs. Each year, approximately five percent of all licensees and MVPDs are selected for random EEO audits. A list of the stations and MVPDs to which audit letters were sent is attached. Audit letters will be mailed to additional broadcast licensees and MVPDs throughout the year.
On March 7, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began mailing the first of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2005 to randomly selected broadcast stations and multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs). In accordance with the provisions of 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.2080(f)(4) and 76.77(d) of the Commission’s EEO rules, the FCC is auditing the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees and MVPDs. Each year, approximately five percent of all licensees and MVPDs are selected for random EEO audits. A list of the stations and MVPDs to which audit letters were sent is attached. Audit letters will be mailed to additional broadcast licensees and MVPDs throughout the year.
"The New York Times reports that Michael D. Gallagher, a senior official in the Commerce Department, and Kevin J. Martin, a commissioner at the FCC, have emerged as the top contenders to become the next chairman of the FCC, so said administration officials this week. "
"The powerful Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee says he has plans to get to work on the Broadcast Enforcement Act very soon, and that he will make an attempt to bring MVPDs (Multichannel Video Programming Distributors) into the indecency enforcement mix. The House has already passed a bill which would raise the maximum single-offense fine from 32.5K to 500K. Any attempt to bring in MVPDs, which generally refer to cable and DBS operators, would have to be resolved in conference committee."
"We had a radio station, a television station, a newspaper, a magazine, a yearbook, two theaters, and a complete photographic and movie processing lab. We had kitchens for student cooks, sewing rooms, art studios, drafting programs, biology, chemistry and physics labs, and 12 gymnasiums. There were jazz bands, marching bands, symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, madrigal choruses, jazz choruses and dance troupes. Organized sports included baseball, football, soccer, swimming, diving, wrestling, water polo, track and field, volleyball, and fencing. We even got fed. "
"To my eyes, the NCAA basketball tournament is by far the best sports TV event of the year. Who can't love a walk-on guard from Rinkydink Tech sinking a buzzer-beater to upset top-seeded Big Bucks U.? Fill out your brackets in the $5 office pool and start nail-biting. But if 2005 is typical of past years, you'll see enough beer commercials during the three weeks of NCAA action to get a hangover by osmosis. In one survey, the 2003 tournament carried 395 beer TV commercials. Breweries spent more than $21 million hustling their six-packs during the NCAA showdown. While the revenue goes to the TV network, the NCAA has the clout to demand alcohol-free telecasts. "
