HARRY C. MARTIN

The FCC has approved the first white space database and the first user devices. Such devices were to begin operation on Jan. 26, 2012, in the Wilmington,

The thinning of the ranks of Class-A television stations continues. The FCC has begun downgrading a number of these stations to LPTV status, thereby making

As part of its push to repurpose television broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband use, the FCC has, since 2010, been promoting the idea of channel

Under a proposal released in October, the FCC plans to host on its website all television station public files. The proposed plan Licensees would have

The commission is proposing a new enhanced disclosure form (Form 355) for television stations. The 2007 version of this form, which was never implemented,

Congress has passed the long-awaited spectrum auction legislation, and the President has signed it into law. Television broadcasters got most, but not

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to implement the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act), which the president

Three new pieces of legislation would compensate broadcasters for giving up spectrum.

The CALM Act would be effective by Christmas 2012.

In June, the Senate Commerce Committee approved S.911, a bipartisan bill that represents the most detailed effort yet to make TV band spectrum auctions

A brief review of applicable law and regulation governing access to time by political candidates.

In December, the Commission adopted new allocation and service rules for the spectrum now occupied by TV channels 52-59 (the lower 700 MHz band). In its

The FCC has issued an order on reconsideration of the satellite TV must-carry rules adopted in 2000.

In September, the FCC issued an order regarding its ongoing 700 mHz “band-clearing” proceedings.

The Commission has initiated a top-to-bottom review of the broadcast ownership restrictions covering both the local and national ownership caps for all broadcast facilities.

A letter of understanding was signed by the United States and Canada to accommodate cross-border DTV allocations. The letter covers DTV operations within

In three separate actions the FCC has moved to standardize or expand reporting requirements relating to the public interest obligations of TV broadcasters.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has for a second time struck down the FCC's 2000 version of the EEO rules. In 1998, the Court found unconstitutional

In an ever-evolving effort to smooth the transition from analog to digital technology, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing to revise its

The Commission has clarified and modified the programming and technical aspects of its newly created Class A television service. Must-carry. The Commission