Media Blogs

November 2, 2020 - 12:35 pm

Michelle Carey | FCC Media Bureau Chief

Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first widely recognized commercial radio broadcast that took place on...

December 9, 2019 - 4:20 pm

Jean Kiddoo | Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force

Hillary DeNigro | Deputy Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force

This morning, the FCC Incentive Auction Task Force released a status update on the post-Incentive Auction transition which...

July 12, 2017 - 4:45 pm

Jean Kiddoo | Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force

Hillary DeNigro | Deputy Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force

Today marks another milestone in the incentive auction transition – the deadline for TV stations that have been assigned a...

November 2, 2016 - 3:00 pm

Bill Lake | Chief, Media Bureau

On October 31, 2016, the Media Bureau closed the second of two filing windows designed to allow AM stations to tackle...

July 14, 2016 - 10:37 am

Tom Wheeler | FCC Chairman

Whether they're tuning in to hear the local traffic and weather reports or settling in on the couch for an evening of...

March 30, 2016 - 10:30 am

Bill Lake | Chief, Media Bureau

Last October, the Commission took the first steps in over a quarter-century to revitalize the AM broadcast service. AM radio...